Bidspirit auction | EDWIN HENRY LANDSEER (London, 1802

EDWIN HENRY LANDSEER (London, 1802 – 1873) – The Highland Whiskey Still - Oil on canvas. Dimensions: 63.5 × 76.2 cm. Signed in the lower right corner. A magnificent Scottish genre scene entitled *The Highland Whisky Still*, one of the best-known compositions by Edwin Henry Landseer, a celebrated British painter specializing in genre scenes, animals, and Highland landscapes. The work depicts a Scottish family gathered around a clandestine whisky still in a rural mountain setting, capturing with extraordinary sensitivity the everyday life of the Highlands during the 19th century. The composition combines a profound narrative sense with a refined observation of the figures, animals, and landscape, highlighting Landseer's mastery in depicting human expressions and the natural atmosphere. The artist achieved enormous prestige in Victorian England, becoming a favorite painter of Queen Victoria and the creator, among other works, of the famous monumental lions on Nelson's Column in Trafalgar Square. This painting is accompanied by a certificate issued by the Belfast Museum and Art Gallery and an invoice from Locati LLC (Pennsylvania, USA). Bibliography: Algernon Graves, *The British Institution 1806-1867. A Complete Dictionary of Contributors and Their Work*, p. 159. It is presented in excellent condition. This lot is in an international warehouse (outside the EU). For shipments to the European Union, import duties and/or taxes will be the responsibility of the buyer.