James FAED Jnr.
 Scottish
 1857-1920
 
 Sheep grazing amid heather
 
Oils on mahogany Board, Signed & dated J. Faed jnr. 1908 (Bottom Right)  7 ¾ x 11 ¼” (19.7 x 28.7 cm) period ornate gesso & wood frame 13 x16 ¾”
 Ref. 675 RC2(213)/DVL/a.anae > EGO           PRICE CODE B
 
This attractive small Edwardian oil painting is by Scottish artist James Faed Junior.  Depicted are the Scottish Highlands with pink heather on the hillside in the foreground, from which emerges an outcrop of bare rock. The focus shifts to the right and down the valley where a small flock of sheep graze, beyond which, the landscape rises towards the mist covered mountain in the distance. Faed has captured the texture and colouring of this splendid landscape composition in great detail. This is a really charming painting that makes one want to get one's coat on and get out in the countryside and inhale the clear air.  He really captured the depth and colour of the Scottish countryside and, in particular, his treatment of heather and running water is highly thought of. Among Faed’s favourite painting locations were the hills and glens above New Galloway, Kirkcudbrightshire. He exhibited 50 paintings at the RSA from 1876 and won a Bronze Diploma Medal at the International Exhibition in 1886 . Many works also appeared at the RGI and he also exhibited at the Royal Academy.

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