William Arthur Breakspeare 1855-1914. Autumn Assignation. Framed Oil On Panel

William Arthur Breakspeare.
English ( b.1855 - d.1914 ).
An Assignation in the Autumn.
Oil on Panel.
Signed lower right.
Image size 12.6 inches x 7.3 inches ( 32cm x 18.5cm ).
Frame size 19.3 inches x 13.8 inches ( 49cm x 35cm ).

Available for sale from Big Sky Fine Art in the English county of Dorset is this original oil painting by William Arthur Breakspeare dating from around 1880.
The painting is presented and supplied untouched in its original Victorian ornate frame (which is shown in these photographs).
This antique painting is in very good condition, commensurate with its age. It wants for nothing and is supplied ready to hang and display.
The painting is signed lower right.

William Arthur Breakspeare was a skilled and prolific artist and prominent part of the Birmingham art scene at the end of the nineteenth century. He worked in both oils and watercolour and had a keen eye for detail and accuracy. Known for his genre work, he also produced figurative, historical and landscape work. 
Breakspeare had a lifelong association with Birmingham, and was a founding member of the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists. He was also part of the Newlyn School in Cornwall and exhibited regularly in the principal London galleries

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This charming original oil on panel work depicts a young lady waking on a pathway through wooded countryside. She is wearing a long brown cape over a ruby red blouse and pale green skirt. She holds up her skirt to keep it clean, revealing simple brown shoes over white stockings and her pretty white petticoats. She has dark brown hair, pinned up in the style of the day, beneath a trimmed bonnet. She has a pleasant expression on her face, and we sense that she is walking with purpose, perhaps to meet someone. The trees in the background are turning shades of rich auburn and there are leaves on the ground indicating that it is autumn. The overall palette is rich, warm and joyous. 

For a full biography of this artist please see his listing on www.bigskyfineart.com .

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