We are delighted to offer for auction this large oil on canvas by the artist EDWARD F. D. PRITCHARD,   1809-1905, who has signed the painting in the lower left hand corner and dated it 1881.  The painting depicts a view of a Highland river, gushing over rocks into a waterfall, with a backdrop of mountains.  The artist has used a palette knife to create this slightly impressionistic painting highlighted with a large amount of scratching out, probably with the end of his brush,  to create more texture. 

EDWARD PRITCHARD was a landscape, marine and architectural painter, who lived in Bristol, London and finally in Bournemouth, who exhibited from 1852-1884.  He principally painted in oils.  According to Graves Dictionary, he exhibited 7 works at the Royal Academy, 18 at the British Institution, 8 at Suffolk Street and 1 elsewhere.  He also exhibited 1 painting at the Dudley Gallery in 1884.  Biographical listing for this artist may be found in The Dictionary of Victorian Painters by Christopher Wood and the Dictionary of British Artists.

Auctions listings for this artist may be found at artnet.com (20 listings), artprice.com (19) and findartinfo.com (4).  His work is also periodically listed in Hislop's Guide to the UK Art Market, where an oil of his achieved £900 at Christie's in 2003.

The painting has been newly framed in a 3 1/2" ornate swept gilt frame and is ready to hang.

Image size:   29 1/2" x 19 1/2"  -  75cm x 42.5cm

Frame size:   36 1/4" x 26 1/4"  -  92cm x 67cm

Medium:  Oils on canvas

Condition:  Excellent.  The canvas is clean and there are no repairs or craquelure.

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