Scottish 19th Century Oil Painting Loch Shiel Highland Cattle by Douglas Cameron

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1 Fine Victorian 19th Century Scottish Work of Art Oil Painting Landscape View Loch Shiel Highland Cattle Drinking By Douglas … more 1 Fine Victorian 19th Century Scottish Work of Art Oil Painting Landscape View Loch Shiel Highland Cattle Drinking By Douglas Cameron.
Title “Highland Cattle Drinking By Loch Side”
Subject animal pastoral landscape view of the known Scottish scenic honeypot view of Loch Shiel, with longhorn cattle grazing and drinking.
Signed lower left on the canvas front by the known Scottish artist Douglas Cameron.
Impressive size with the frame being 90 cm wide and 65 cm high.
Your focus is drawn to the fascinating hills & mountains in the background, with the tallest peak which has thick mist that is travelling around the upper valley which adds great intrique & mystery to this amazing scene, having such impressive great perspective and exceptional detail. Lower down on the Loch shoreline are longhorn Highland cattle who are mainly grazing with 2 drinking in the Loch. Light shimmers along the calm waters surface. Rolling hills with lush vegetation and heather can be seen on the ground in places. Above with a mainly overcast cloudy sky with spots of blue shining through. A stream is tricklng down the side of the upper valley into the loch, The different hues are so vivid.
Oil on canvas.
Artist biography Douglas Cameron a known 19th century to early 20th century period Scottish artist who flourished between the years 1880 to 1910 he loved painting around Scotland showcasing the beautiful scenic loch country views with animals particularly cattle in the highlands. His use of hues to show off natural light in his works. Douglas Cameron artworks have been exhibited & sold at auctions around the world, with sold prices fetching up to $9,082 US dollars of which the highest price was for Highland cattle grazing beside a loch at Christie’s.
Provenance Brittannia Gallery & auction label attached, with stamp for Reeves & Sons London & now in the collection of Cheshire Antiques Consultant.
Provenance label verso.
Loch Shiel (Scottish Gaelic: Loch Seile) is a freshwater loch situated 20 kilometres (12 mi) west of Fort William in the Highland council area of Scotland. At 28 kilometres (17+1⁄2 mi) long[1] it is the 4th longest loch in Scotland, and is the longest to have retained a natural outflow without any regulation of its water level, being 120 m (393 ft) deep. Its nature changes considerably along its length, being deep and enclosed by mountains in the north east and shallow surrounded by bog and rough pasture in the south west, from which end the 4 km River Shiel drains to the sea in Loch Moidart near Castle Tioram.The surrounding highlands are picturesque but relatively rarely climbed as none quite reaches the 3,000 ft (910 m) required for Munro status. A number of the hills are classified as Corbetts, including Beinn Resipol, Sgùrr Ghiubhsachain and Sgorr Craobh a' Chaorainn on the southern side of the loch; and Beinn Odhar Bheag on the northern side. The area is well wooded compared to the many Highland areas that have suffered from overgrazing. The view of the loch looking south from the Glenfinnan monument, showing wooded hillsides with bare summits rising steeply from a fjord-like loch, has become one of the most famous images of the Scottish Highlands. Several major films have used the loch for location shooting.
Loch Shiel is less than 10 metres above sea level, and was formed at the end of the last ice age when glacial deposits blocked what was formerly a sea lochAn exceptional fine example of his work.
Set in a later gilt frame.
Circa late 19th century Victorian era.
Such a delightful historical scene to the eye.
Highly sought after due to the collectible nature of honeypot scenic landscape subject matter such elaborate detail.
With hanging thread on the back ready for immediate home wall display.
Incredible conversation piece for your guests.
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Dimensions in centimetres of the frame approximate

High (65 cm)
Wide (90 cm)
Depth thickness of frame (4.5 cm) less