Mid-19th-Century English School, Landscape With Grazing Cattle & Stream Miniature Von Heider describes the movement

Von Heider describes the movement energetically

With a sympathetic eye

somewhat frowned upon by the Academy elite

it’s an iconic image

Artist’s auction highlight: £65

Mid-19th-Century English School, Landscape With Grazing Cattle & Stream Miniature Von Heider describes the movementThis charming mid 19th century English oil painting depicts a landscape with grazing cattle and a quaint wandering stream. Here, amid this gentle bucolic setting, the silence is broken only by the lilt of birdsong and the leisurely chewing of cud. Its nature in a restful mood, when gleaming sunlight is filtered through passing clouds and rolling hills are ornamented with a patchwork of hedgerows. The composition and stylisation is somewhat reminiscent