Man with Sheep, Antique Oil on Canvas on Board Painting handmade inlaid wood frames They are old ones (one

They are old ones (one of the brown ones had a sticker note of 1890s on it

I believe from long ago

including the Smithsonian and the White House

and I think they must be luckier

Rendered in a manner that seems inspired by a pair of early19th century Staffordshire boxing figures (though certainly not as fine as those) I would guess this boxer dates from the 1940s or so

Man with Sheep, Antique Oil on Canvas on Board Painting handmade inlaid wood frames They are old ones (oneSuch a lovely, quiet, gentle painting, with this man in greens, the sheep (I believe) walking along with him (following his bucket I think!), and the landscape around them all feeling very much as one. With such a serene poise about him, I'd be inclined to follow him too! He, the sheep and the white sky behind are more thickly painted than the ground around them, where the canvas shows through in some areas, adding to the feeling of this as a romantic