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Details
- Dimensions
- 19ʺW × 14.5ʺD × 25ʺH
- Styles
- Realism
- Art Subjects
- Landscape
- Frame Type
- Unframed
- Period
- Mid 19th Century
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
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- Materials
- Paper
- Watercolor
- Condition
- Good Condition, Unknown, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Brown
- Condition Notes
- Good, painting: fresh colors, minor foxing; matted with gilt slip; unframed Good, painting: fresh colors, minor foxing; matted with gilt slip; unframed less
- Description
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Signed lower left, 'J. Orrock' for James Orrock (British, 1829-1913) and dated 1845.
Matted Dimensions: 14.5 H x 19 W … more Signed lower left, 'J. Orrock' for James Orrock (British, 1829-1913) and dated 1845.
Matted Dimensions: 14.5 H x 19 W x .25 D Inches.
A well composed and freshly painted, mid-nineteenth century watercolor showing a view of a herd of cattle pasturing in lush fields beside a river, with a view beyond towards the church spire of a picturesque English village nestled among rolling hills at sunset.
Orrock originally trained as a dentist in Edinburgh before moving to Nottingham where he began to paint and first studied art at the Nottingham School of Design. Following a move to London in 1866, he embarked on a career as a full-time artist He first was elected associate (1871) and, later, a full member (1875) of the Royal Institute. Over the course of a long career, Orrock exhibited widely and with success and was the recipient of numerous prizes, medals and juried awards
As a watercolourist and landscape artist, Orrock was influenced by David Cox, in both his style and subject matter. He was a passionate advocate of British art and, following his move to London, became a major collector of fine and decorative arts. He primarily collected English 18th and 19th-century pictures and watercolours, 18th-century furniture, and 17th and 18th-century Chinese porcelain. Orrock established himself as a leading taste-maker in society, becoming a passionate and, finally, successful advocate for the establishment of a National Gallery of British art.
Source:
Liverpool Museum, Walker Art Gallery. less
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