Bidspirit auction | C. Wilder Traditional Pastoral Landscape

C. Wilder Traditional Pastoral Landscape Oil on Canvas Painting - A traditional pastoral landscape painting by C. Wilder, executed in oil on stretched canvas. The composition depicts a tranquil rural scene with a dirt track leading towards a flock of grazing sheep in the middle distance. To the right, tall deciduous trees with autumnal-toned foliage dominate the mid-ground, while hazy, blue-hued mountains recede into the distance under an overcast sky. The artist has utilised a combination of blended brushwork for the atmospheric background and more textural impasto techniques for the wildflowers and grasses in the foreground. The work is signed C. Wilder in white script to the lower-left corner. It is housed in a substantial dark-stained wooden frame with an ornate gilt-effect inner border decorated with a repeating foliate motif. No other maker marks, labels, or inscriptions are visible.