oil on canvas, signed and dated 1893, 50″ x 28.125 inches
From the Dingman Collection, Hampton, New Hampshire
$4,950
This monumental study – impressive, but also delightfully intimate – is perfect for a big house. An almost life-size dramatic masterpiece, it will greet visitors warmly, raise your spirits and transform any vacant wall space that you need to fill.
Morris sometimes chose genre or sporting subjects, but he catered especially to the addictive Victorian taste for images of Highland sheep and cattle. He favors a distinctive, triangular composition with soft, matching colors and realistic draftsmanship, detailing, for example, the texture and shape of each lock of wool.