An Exquisite Early C20th Watercolour depicting Cattle being Driven Home at Ringmere, Sussex by the well listed & highly collectible British Artist Henry Charles Fox (1855-1929). This beautiful watercolour is executed with rich colours & fine detail, measuring 15 inches x 11 inches. The painting is elegantly framed in an ornate rococo gilt wood & gesso gallery frame with overall measurements being 22 inches x 18 inches. The painting is in good condition with no damage or losses, is signed by the artist (lower right) & dated 1922.
Henry Charles Fox was born in London on 1 March 1855 to a merchant banker and died in 1929 in Horsham, Sussex, having lived most of his life in Kingston-upon-Thames. He travelled widely across the south of England, observing and painting in Surrey, Berkshire, Kent and Sussex, as is apparent from his body of work, some of which is available to view online @ http://www.artnet.com/artists/henry+charles-fox/past-auction-results. During his lifetime English rural life changed out of all recognition, but Fox tried to capture the idealised dream of the perfect English countryside as it was during Victorian times with his delicate watercolour landscapes. His paintings were many and provide us with a beautiful record of life as it was at the turn of the century.