This charming country house painting by Engish artist Alfred Moginie Bryant (1855-1935) depicts a mare and foal in a landscape. Standing by an old timber-framed stable, the pair face each other with the mare’s head above the foal’s. It’s an affectionate scene - symbolic of maternal instincts and the love within families. When Bryant produced this, he was recently married and probably living in Eastbourne with his wife. Perhaps it was a commission for a local family or alternatively inspired by prevalent thoughts of his own.

It’s easy to imagine this once hanging proudly in a farmhouse or period home.

Signed in the lower right and framed.

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Medium: Oil on canvas
Overall size: 29” x 21” / 74cm x 54cm
Year of creation: c. 1910
Condition: Artwork presents well. Canvas relined. Frame with some light wear.
Artist’s auction highlight: £2,154 achieved for an oil painting in 2019.