Bidspirit auction | Sara Crumbley (1982), Large Scale

Sara Crumbley (1982), Large Scale Pastoral Landscape Oil on Canvas - This large-scale oil on canvas painting, signed and dated 1982 by artist Sara Crumbley, depicts a pastoral landscape in a decorative, stylized manner. The composition features three figures in traditional European-style folk attire positioned in the foreground by a calm body of water. Two figures are seated near a basket of red flowers, while one figure stands to the right holding an umbrella. The background includes clusters of trees with autumnal foliage in shades of ochre and sienna, along with distant white-walled buildings featuring red-tiled roofs. The palette is dominated by earth tones and dusty blues, applied with textured brushwork in the foliage and smoother passages in the cloudy sky. The work is housed in a dark-stained molded wood frame featuring a gilded interior bead. The verso shows a hand-stretched canvas with an irregular wrap at the top edge that reveals a small section of another painted canvas underneath. A signature and date are located in the lower right corner in dark brown paint: Sara Crumbley over 82. 43 x 57 inches.