William Henry Pigott, Highland Cattle Beside A Loch

William Henry Pigott, Highland Cattle Beside A LochThis mid 19th century oil painting by British artist William Henry Pigott (1835 1901) depicts a Scottish loch with highland cattle. A lake, enlivened with ripples of reflected light, bends around rugged scenery. Its light blue punctuated by darker tones before disappearing. In the foreground, several highland cattle wander amid scattered foliage captured with a few deft marks. Pigotts modest approach to nature describes its various moods with

000 achieved for ‘Lunch al Fresco’ at Christie’s in 2002

He hailed from Barnet

His views celebrated the best of British scenery across the Isles and his loose brushwork suited painting outdoors

Paint with plenty of texture

buildings and figures by Danish golden age painter

Hudson would’ve worked in the circle and footsteps of some of the greatest names in art including James McNeill Whistler

North London

It’s hard to decipher the signature but it appears to read Ehlers

070 achieved for ‘Grossmutter Erzählt’ at auction in 1996

signed/dated in the top right and housed within a fine 19th-century gilt frame

clock and exquisite wall panelling

Impens studied at the Academy in Brussels and is best known for his interiors