John Horace Hooper (British, 1851-1906) 19th century farm landscape featuring a group of cows wading in a pond next to a flock of white ducks. A white farmhouse nestled in the hills behind. A classic example of his work. An active painter with a highly distinctive style about his landscapes and seascapes. Hooper made his debut in London at the Suffolk Street Gallery, where he exhibited from 1877–79. He exhibited six times at the Royal Academy, together with exhibited work at the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool, the Royal Hibernian Academy and the Arthur Tooth & Sons Gallery. Artwork in ornate, custom frame measures 22.75" x 33". Artwork in very good, antique condition with small scattered areas of light craquelure. Frame also in good, antique condition with light wear including a touched up chip at the right side of the frame.
Reviewed in the South Wales Argus: “There are numerous landscapes, the best of which is "Summer on the Upper Thames", by Horace Hooper. This is in the broad style, and represents a typical English landscape of river and meadow. The sky, with clouds drifting before the wind which sways the elms and poplars, is particularly fine; and the tangled growth on the river bank, and the cattle feeding in the long, high grass form together a scene familiar to those who have explored the upper reaches of the Thames.”
Reviewed in ‘The Warder’ following works shown at the Royal Hibernian Academy: “They are instinct with a quiet reposeful beauty. The delicate gradations of tone, the limpidity of the water, and the delicacy with which both works are characterised provoke admiration as much for their restful character as for the ability displayed by the artist, who sees nature in her best moods.”
