Charles Henry Passey (fl: 1870-1885): Framed oil painting on canvas – “Chatting Near Burford Bridge”

Charles Henry PASSEY (1818-1895) – Framed oil painting on canvas. Entitled verso “Near Burford Bridge – sunny” it depicts two country women chatting beside a cart-track on a sunny morning. With tall trees to the left, a cart track with scrub bushes and flowers to the other side and far reaching views into the distance. This is a charming and cheery scene. With a warm sunny glow.

Well painted in the Victorian style and remaining in good condition.

Signed and dated (1894) – lower left corner.

Dimensions:  height: 42 inches width: 33.5 inches (107 x 85 cm)

The Artist:  Charles Henry Passey (born.1818 – died 1895) Had a London address and often painted rural scenes, like this one, but also cornfields and harvesting scenes. He flourished between the years 1870-1885 and exhibited three landscapes, in Derbyshire and Cumberland and at Suffolk Street, London (the home of the Society of British Artists).