Henry Hadfield Cubley, Matlock Bath From The Hillside

Henry Hadfield Cubley, Matlock Bath From The HillsideThis beautiful late 19th century oil painting by British artist Henry Hadfield Cubley (1858 1934) depicts an extensive view in Matlock Bath, Derbyshire. From our elevated vantage point, the majestic rolling scenery extends towards a distant wood. While above, the heavy clouds break to reveal cracks of bright light, which illuminate patches of verdant pasture. A mother and daughter amble towards a quaint cottage the fires aglow, its a cosy retreat. In

Particularly the sketches he completed during his extensive tours with beloved wife Harriet

weaving her way between expectations and her own desires

Bang-Sorensen has applied the paint quite thickly in areas to give the piece some texture and the style is surely influenced by the French post-impressionists

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Medium: Oil on canvasOverall size: 27½” x 21½” / 70cm x 54cmYear of creation: 1884Condition: Artwork presents well

156 achieved for an oil painting in 2015

A colourful Summertime scene depicting the artist’s wife sunbathing by Vilhelm Holmgren (1863-1943)

1930Condition: Craquelure but the paint is stable

Signed in the lower right and housed within a beautiful period frame