Frank Walton, River Landscape, Late Autumn

Frank Walton, River Landscape, Late AutumnThis late 19th century oil painting by English artist Frank Walton (1840 1928) depicts a tranquil river landscape, most likely set within the Surrey countryside near the artists home at Holmbury St Mary. A narrow path winds gently along the rivers edge, where a small group of sheep gather. One stands at the water, head lowered, while others linger nearby their pale forms catching what little light filters through the subdued sky. The river itself lies

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