Louis Bosworth Hurt (1856-1929) – Highland Cattle
Oil on Canvas- Signed and Dated (1903) - 40x60 Inches
£28,000
 
A striking painting of Highland Cattle crossing a Scottish moorland with dramatic highland landscape behind, painted by Louis Bosworth Hurt. 
 
Louis Bosworth Hurt was born on 20 May, 1856 in Ashbourne, Derbyshire in 1856 to James Roger Hurt, a tailor and woollen draper and Bessie Hurt (née Hall Twells). He initially worked as an apprentice draper most likely to his grandfather and father. However, as his talent for painting emerged during his spare time he began taking lessons with the landscape artist George Turner (1843-1910) who lived in nearby Barrow on Trent, along with his son William Lakin Turner (1867-1936). 
 
It is not known when Hurt developed an interest in highland cattle, but given that Turner and his son also painted Highland scenes, it seems likely that he was inspired by him and may even have accompanied them on painting trips to Scotland. By the early 1880s, Hurt had become a full time artist in oils specialising in highland scenes. In 1881, at the age of 24 he began exhibiting at the Royal Academy and also at the Royal Society of British Artists. His work attracted a number of wealthy patrons, gaining him many commissions and he became a successful artist. 
 
Examples of his paintings can be found at Nuneaton Museum, Reading Museum, Rotherham Heritage Services, Russell-Cotes Art Gallery and Shrewsbury Museum. Presentation: The painting is housed in a beautiful gilt frame which is in excellent condition. 
 
Condition: This work is offered in ready-to-hang conditon.