Trees and Walls and Path, Mysterious Feeling Antique Oil on Camphored Wood Panel taped photo this basket

this basket

and a crack at one corner where one slab meets another

On the reverse is a note that the subject was/is believed to the be "James Homestead Molton-Boro" which I believe refers to Homestead of James French (1845-1919)

and his athletes

Trees and Walls and Path, Mysterious Feeling Antique Oil on Camphored Wood Panel taped photo this basketThis old oil on wood panel painting, better and more atmospheric in person, completely does it for I love a painting of a path leading into the distance to begin with, but this one manages to evince a feeling of mystery in its emptiness, almost making me this of a De Chirico. With these elegant stone walls, and pop of acid green to the bush near center, which leads the eye right to the curve in the road. Just excellent. And with now much mellowed gold