Sidney Yates Johnson, Ben Nevis From The River Gentlemen Murr trained under Professor Ziegler

Murr trained under Professor Ziegler at the Munich Academy and a newspaper article on the reverse provides some further information

Forup is conveying her unswerving dedication by focusing on her posture

The painting was created on paper and it seems that it’s been saved at some point by attaching it to board

12” x 8” / 31cm x 21cm Year of creation c

Sidney Yates Johnson, Ben Nevis From The River Gentlemen Murr trained under Professor ZieglerThis atmospheric early 20th century oil painting by British artist Sidney Yates Johnson (1861 after 1936) depicts Ben Nevis, the highest mountain in Britain, rising beyond the tranquil waters of a broad river. In the foreground, reeds bend gently along the water's edge while a shepherd tends sheep amongst autumnal grasses. Johnson's treatment of atmosphere is particularly effective. The mountain itself appears softened by distance, its slopes