Landscape Oil Painting in the style of the Scottish painter James Norie

Possibly 18th century.
Oil on board.

While the specific artist of the small landscape is not definitively identified through a single signature, its composition and style strongly suggest it is a work by or in the manner of the Scottish painter James Norie senior (1684–1757) or his firm.

Attribution: James Norie senior (or School of Norie)
The painting closely mirrors the "Classical Landscape" style popularized by the Norie family firm in the mid-18th century.
The work features an imaginative, idealized view common in Norie’s decorative panels. It utilizes a "picturesque" framing of large, dark trees in the foreground to create depth—a technique known as a repoussoir.

• Location: Most likely an imaginary classical landscape.

• Features: The scene depicts a tranquil valley with a central body of water (lake or river), distant rolling hills, and a small figure on a path in the lower-middle foreground.

• Context: sourced in Johannesburg.

450mm x 100mm (Small)

R1,000