John Langstaffe, Warm Pastoral Scene With Water Meadow france 100 achieved for ‘Im Biergarten’

100 achieved for ‘Im Biergarten’ at Christie’s in 2000

Provenance Italy

Frame with minor age-related wear

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It’s quiet and still - a place we’d all like to be

John Langstaffe, Warm Pastoral Scene With Water Meadow france 100 achieved for ‘Im Biergarten’A charming Victorian oil on canvas by British painter, John Langstaffe (1849 1912). Its a beautiful example of traditional British landscape painting from the late 19th century. On the right of the composition, we see three figures by a cottage with one resting on horseback. While another figure further on appears to be herding cattle towards a water meadow. In the distance, a series of undulating hills provide a picturesque backdrop to this idyllic