This charming autumnal landscape by Anglo-Dutch artist, Abraham Hulk Junior (1844-1922) depicts a picturesque view with country track, figures, and distant hill.
A tight blanket of dense clouds hover as light flickers from puddles of trodden earth. The partially bereft branches indicate the season, their wind-battered forms buried in foliage. He's heading towards a distant field, clutching his daughter’s hand - the path ahead peppered with golden hay.
Hulk Junior treasured the British countryside. Its transient weather, damp autumnal hikes, twisting country tracks and pastoral idylls. He held a particular fondness for Autumn.
Signed/dated lower right and held within a later swept frame.
Medium: Oil on canvas
Overall size: 21½” x 29½” / 54cm x 75cm
Year of creation: c. 1900
Condition: Artwork presents well. Canvas relined. Frame with some light wear.
Artist’s auction maximum: £7,817
Abraham Hulk Junior was trained by his father, the notable maritime painter, Abraham Hulk the Elder (1813-1897). He exhibited at the Royal Academy, Royal Society of British Artists and Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool.
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