Eloise Harriet Stannard (Follower), Still Life With Baskets, Bird’s Nest & Flowers

Eloise Harriet Stannard (Follower), Still Life With Baskets, Bird’s Nest & FlowersThis late 19th century English School watercolour depicts an array of flora nestled into a mossy bank, together with a birds nest and two baskets. Late 19th century English still life painters, such as the Clare family, had a skill for capturing natures bounty with finesse. George Clare (1835 1890), for example, would forage through hedgerows for inspiration and his works evoke a gentle walk through the English countryside. This piece, signed E H

Robert Panitzsch produced numerous interior scenes depicting women in calm settings

which were about to be dragged under and lost forever

Year of creation: 1784

Green moved to Yorkshire in 1796 and sketched its sublime environs extensively

Both artists are represented in numerous public collections

Our reference: BRV2047

is nestled into the middle ground

Note the dry grass on the right

he tragically suffered a cardiac arrest and died at the age of 40

You can certainly see the influence of Monet - particularly in Clifford’s handling of the water and flora

They’re both leaning on walking sticks as they discuss the day’s events

where he would continue to show works for the next 45 years