Alfred Egerton Cooper, A Scottish Loch With Figures & Rowing Boat

Alfred Egerton Cooper, A Scottish Loch With Figures & Rowing BoatThis vibrant mid 20th century oil painting by British artist Alfred Egerton Cooper (1883 1974) depicts a Scottish loch with a family and rowing boat. Immersed in the tranquillity of glimmering light, a mother and her two children head towards a small boat to join their seated father. Mothers carrying a basket perhaps laden with lunch. Ahead of them, a serene loch stretches out like taut silk. While several quaint fishing cottages pepper the distant

His portraits include several well-known figures such as Prince Carl (1861–1951) and actress Stina Hedberg (1887–1981) and he’s currently represented at the Delaware Art Museum

Petersburg there was a whole zoo: a bear

An inscription on the reverse refers to Vice Admiral Sir William Parker who became Commander-in-Chief of the Mediterranean Fleet in 1845

When liberal thinking surmounted Academic constraints and British painters immersed themselves in blissful coastal views

we see a painter enjoying his work amid the buzz of a beautiful City

has used a gorgeous palette of rich red hues to draw us into this immersive scene

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An atmospheric

The composition is dominated by a large tree that splits the view - it draws our eye towards the ivy-covered buildings on the right and then out towards the horizon

While others believe it was instigated by villagers rushing home from church

we see a gentleman dressed in a 17th-century outfit that’s either Flemish or Dutch

which extend into the distance