Figures in a Landscape North Wales

Medium: Oil on canvas

Provenance: Signed

Image Dimensions: 23" x 17½" (58.4cm x 44.5cm)

Price: £2,600.00

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This evocative oil painting by David Bates (1840–1921) exemplifies the “open-air” tradition of the Birmingham School, capturing a serene North Welsh landscape near Capel Curig. Influenced by his early training in porcelain painting at Royal Worcester, Bates employs a disciplined, meticulous technique to render detailed foliage and a vibrant, bejewelled palette. The work demonstrates significant technical skill through layered, stippled brushwork that creates atmospheric depth and a balanced interplay of soft light across the rugged, lived-in terrain.