An attractive 19th-century oil on panel depicting a picturesque river landscape. Our eyes are guided initially by the tall tree on the left-hand side and then down along the riverbank - out towards the distant mill. The painting is unsigned but it’s clearly by a competent hand - perhaps Academy-trained.

Note how the gap in the clouds on the right seems to give the composition balance and offset the dense trees on the left.

The painting is housed in a good later frame.

Medium: Oil on panel
Overall size: 27” x 22” / 69cm x 56cm
Year of creation: c. 1860
Provenance: Holland
Condition: Very presentable overall. A line towards the left hand side caused by varnish but barely visible.