Exmoor British Moorland Landscape Oil Painting Signed Authur Wardle

**Arthur Wardle Exmoor British Moorland Landscape Oil Painting**

*Richly textured moorland and luminous sky give this small Wardle remarkable presence.*
*An atmospheric Exmoor landscape with both decorative and art-historical appeal.*

**Description**

An exceptionally atmospheric small-scale British landscape by Arthur Wardle (1864–1949).

The foreground is richly worked in heather purple, russet, ochre, earthy brown and moss green, opening into a luminous blue sky filled with softly modelled clouds.

Signed “ARTHUR WARDLE” lower right, the work offers an uncommon opportunity to appreciate the landscape painting of an artist better known for sporting dogs and exotic wildlife.

Wardle’s connection with Exmoor is documented through oil studies made in the landscape. His known oeuvre also includes moorland compositions and standalone landscape material.

**Catalogue Details**

Title: *Exmoor*

Date: Late 19th / early 20th century

Medium: Oil on canvas laid on board

Painting: approximately 24 × 33 cm

Framed: approximately 37 × 45 × 3 cm

**Provenance**

Private collection.

Burstow & Hewett, *Fine Art and Sculpture*, 17 November 2022, lot 525.

Thereafter Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD.

**Condition Report**

Good antique condition overall. Age-related surface characteristics and minor peripheral wear are visible.

The gilt frame displays rubbing, scuffs and small losses consistent with age.

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**Attribution and Research**

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