Augustus William Enness RBA, View Over The River Wharfe

Augustus William Enness RBA, View Over The River WharfeThis early 20th century oil painting by British artist Augustus William Enness RBA (1876 1948) depicts a picturesque view in the sublime Yorkshire Dales. Here, from our elevated vantage point, the undulant scenery extends for miles across the silvery River Wharfe and out towards a haze of rolling peaks. While in the foreground, the abundant foliage is rendered with deft touches of textured oils. Cattle draw the eye. Enness was a true master of light,

He’s particularly well known for his interior scenes and tended to paint sunlit rooms with female occupants

there’s always room for a beer or three

a female figure

she leans forward to read the daily news

this piece has spirit

Frame with age related wear including some handling marks

Note the wide range of tones from the blacks through to the highlights

While in Boston

He was an ever-popular Victorian painter who worked throughout the British Isles

Overall size: 15⅔” x 18” / 40cm x 46cmYear of creation: c

as did ‘the father of British landscape painting’ Richard Wilson (1714 -1782)

their wind-battered forms buried in foliage