Alfred East Grazing Sheep An English Landscape 20th Century modern by Sir Alfred East RA

Grazing Sheep in a Landscape by Sir Alfred East RA (1844-1913)

Oil on Canvas.

Total size including painting and frame: 134cm x 104cm x 7cm

Clearly signed and dated 1906

Original gilt frame.

£16500

Sir Alfred East was born on 15th December 1844 in Lower Street, Kettering, Northamptonshire and studied at the Glasgow School of Art. His romantic landscapes show the influence of the Barbizon school. He was awarded a Knighthood in 1910 by King Edward VII. On Sunday, 28 September 1913, he died at his London residence in Belsize Park. His body was taken back to Kettering and lay in state in the art gallery, where it was surrounded by the pictures he had presented to the town, and attracted crowds of several thousands. Here is a striking example of his work; it has a dream like quality to the brushwork; it appears to exude tranquility and contentment, a world at ease with itself. He painted this in 1906, the year he was elected President of the Royal Society of British Artists, which he held until his death. Clean and ready to hang