Edward Armfield Oil Painting on Canvas "Tantalisation"
Item Details
Edward George Armfield (British; 1817 – 1896)
Tantalisation, n.d.
Oil on canvas
Signed ‘E. Armfield’ to lower right
Inscribed to verso
An oil painting on canvas titled Tantalisation by well-listed British artist Edward George Armfield (1817 – 1896). This work features some terriers preoccupied with a bird trapped on top of a barrel. The work is signed to the lower right; a descriptive label to the verso provides the title and artist of the work. It is presented in an antique gilt and gesso frame with laurel and acanthus leaf molding and an engraved metal plate to the lower center that reads ‘G. Armfield’.
Condition
- some craquelure throughout painting; rippling throughout canvas; wear in frame includes chips to gesso, stains, small cracks, and scratches throughout.
Dimensions
- measurement of frame; canvas size measures approximately 12.25" W x 16.25" H.
Item #
18DCC374-511