Lot 175: C. Inness (20th Century), Autumnal Woodland Landscape, Oil on Canvas Board
This landscape painting by C. Inness is an oil on canvas board depicting a tranquil autumnal woodland scene with a body of water. The composition features mature trees with foliage rendered in shades of ochre, yellow, and brown. The work is executed in a mid-20th-century impressionistic style, utilising soft blending in the background and thick palette knife impasto to provide texture to the tree trunks and foreground elements. The painting is signed C. INNESS in white paint in the lower-right corner. It is housed in an ornate, heavy-moulded gilt-finished swept frame with scrolled corner and centre motifs, featuring a cream-coloured hessian inner slip and a gold-toned fillet.
Condition report:
The painting appears to be in good overall condition with minor surface dirt. The frame shows light wear and has contemporary auction lot stickers adhered to the face.
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