IMMENSE ANTIQUE OIL ON CANVAS

Late 19th century oil on canvas depicting a tranquil river scene with ducks in autumn, signed and dated indistinctly lower right, displayed in an ornate gilt frame measuring 1.12 x 1.59m (44 x 62 3/4in); note old repairs to canvas; Provenance: from a private London collection, the owners emigrated to Canada from Belgium in the early 1970's, and purchased this impressive oil painting at Gardner Galleries in 1974; it graced the living room where it hung above their fireplace for the past 50 years; for prospective clients located outside of London, shipping not available for this lot