Edwin Moseley Fox, Two Mares In A Landscape

Edwin Moseley Fox, Two Mares In A LandscapeThis charming early 19th century painting by British artist Edwin Moseley Fox depicts a chestnut mare and a grey mare in a landscape. Theyre entwined like old friends as they rest in the shade of a gnarled oak tree. Fox probably produced this work for a commission and it once hung in a fine period home in Regency Cheltenham. The painting is signed dated and housed within a beautiful foliate frame. Learn more about Edwin Moseley Fox in our directory.

He was born in Sheffield but is known as one of the leading figures of the ‘Birmingham School’ of landscape painters

the combination of an idealised landscape and a dark surface seems to work well

Overall size: 24” x 29” / 61cm x 73cm

and housed within a decorative foliate frame

800 achieved for 'Where's Master' at an auction in 2019

A tranquil 19th-century landscape painting by English artist

The same portrait was sold at Christie’s in 2012

His oils are often inspired by the Dutch old masters and in this piece we see the influence of Aelbert Cuyp (1620-1691) and Salomon van Ruysdael (1602-1670)

The painting is signed in the lower right and housed within a fine gilded Rococo revival frame with foliate decoration and swept corners

The artist has painted her bird pendant particularly nicely and it holds a small stone

is recognised as one of the masters of this genre and this painting is possibly after one of his works

He frequently painted the shores of Skagen