Reduced from 2500 to 1750

This small late Victorian era impressionistic landscape plein air oil on board attributed to Scottish artist James Watterson Herald is titled "The End of a Perfect Day" written in script with quill or fountain pen on the back and signed lower left as well as the back.

His paintings have a dreamy surreal quality to them, a very gentle state this one suggesting that it had been indeed, a perfect day. Often painting in watercolor, it is unusual to find his works in oil, though occasionally they do turn up, and most commonly he titled his work. His similar work has sold over $6,000 and up at auction.

11.5 " x 9 " framed .... 9 " x 6.5 " unframed

Original gilded framed of ripples accentuate river water. From a Seattle estate, with torn back paper as photo shows and with taped inventory label from a fine estate catalog.

James Watterson Herald : 1859-1914 "His only formal art training was at Herkomer’s School in Bushey (1891). During the 1890’s Herald lived in Croydon and had considerable success selling his work, but in 1901 he returned to Arbroath. Herald worked mostly in watercolour and pastel. His watercolour technique was based upon ‘blottesque’ manner of Melville, although his colours were more restrained. He liked to paint seaside towns – Arbroath, Auchmithie, and Hastings in the South – capturing the patterns created by masts and sails. He also liked to paint town scenes with figures on wet pavements, or in parks at dusk. It is only recently that the wayward genius of his work has been recognized."

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