John Bucknell Russell

Brown Trout in Landscape

15.75 × 23.75 ″ Framed: 20 × 28 × 2 ″ Oil on Canvas

A finely executed late 19th-century still life by John Bucknell Russell (1823-1919) of two brown trout with in the foreground, along with a beautiful landscape. Fine example of a period fish still life popular in New England during this period. It is presented in a gilt frame. Unsigned canvas, but attributed on the reverse with a label.

John Bucknell Russell (1820-1893) lived in Scotland and was initially a house painter, but honed his craft to become well known for his wildlife and fish paintings. He was a skilled woodcarver and the pioneer of fish plaques that commemorated the Spey salmon caught by his patrons. In addition, he completed an altar painting for St. Mary's Chapel, Aberdeen, and interiors for Haddow House, and Kelly Castle.