Thomas Baker, Scene On The River Leam A Mile Or So Above Leamington

Thomas Baker, Scene On The River Leam A Mile Or So Above LeamingtonA fine early 19th century landscape painting depicting a wooded view on the River Leam, near Leamington. The artist, Thomas Baker (1809 1864), hailed from Birmingham but moved to Leamington for its picturesque scenery. This little painting has quite a story, which weve been able to uncover thanks to the ongoing efforts of Robert Mulraine who maintains an online memoranda of the artists works. Baker was a fastidious notetaker and kept records of the

It depicts a woman tending cattle by a country pool at twilight

a track runs diagonally through the garden and out towards a clearing

Gustav Vermehren (1863-1931)

Fine craquelure in areas and a little dirty

We purchased the painting in the UK but it’s probably continental due to its size (which is metric rather than imperial)

She looks down

which the artist knew well

Provenance Denmark

The canvas has darkened over the years and accumulated craquelure throughout

is glancing over the top of his spectacles

Bart Peizel was a fascinating artist who became one of the leading portraitists in Amsterdam

Medium: Oil on canvasOverall size: 21” x 24½” / 53cm x 62cmYear of creation: c