20th Century Oil Painting Historic Great Wall of China Jundu Mountains

Large Work of Art Oil Painting Historic Great Wall Of China Jundu Mountains Landscape View During The Edwardian Era by Edgar Santos Nucum. Title:- “Historic Great Wall of China" scene set during the Edwardian era by Edgar S. Nucum. In our opinion this is one of his finest works, circa late 20th century. Subject:- landscape view of the known Chinese historical landmark of the Great wall of China. Impressive size with the frame being 82 cm wide and 65 cm high. Your focus is drawn to the tourists people strolling along the great wall, wearing Edwardian era traditional dress clothes. A gentleman with a bowler hat along with his wife who is dressed in a long narrow dark blue dress. He is pointing towards the exit gate where a convoy of supplies are being carried by camels with various guides and support entourage. A Chinese guard is standing further back, a horse and carriage with another gentleman wearing a top hat riding his white horse can be seen leaving outside the front gate also accompanied by his guide and other horses. In the background views of the breathtaking light snow covered Jundu Mountains. Above with mainly clear bright light blue hue sky, with some scattered white clouds to the upper right in the distance. Between the wall can be seent some bushy tall trees with sparse grass vegetation. Oil on canvas. Set in a magnificent recent Larson Juhl pine & spruce gold/beige moulded frame with a decorative leaf wash finish with a spoon profile LJS Prague Moulding Item No. 869075. With a front AR70 protective glass cover. This frame really enhances this artwork further. Signed by the known Australian artist Edgar Santos Nucum in the bottom corner. Edgar Santos Nucum is an Australian artist who was born in the 20th Century. Edgar Santos Nucum's paintings have been exhibited & sold at auction houses & galleries around the world, his paintings have sold at auction like Christies or the painting Battle of Trafalgar, the highest recorded sold price for the artist was on 1stDibs for the painting Title: The Naval Engagement which sold for £2950 GBP. He adored painting historic scenes around China where he travelled around extensively. The Great Wall of China (traditional Chinese: 萬里長城; simplified Chinese: 万里长城; pinyin: Wànlǐ Chángchéng, literally "ten thousand li long wall") is a series of fortifications that were built across the historical northern borders of ancient Chinese states and Imperial China as protection against various nomadic groups from the Eurasian Steppe. Several walls were built from as early as the 7th century BC, with selective stretches later joined by Qin Shi Huang (220–206 BC), the first emperor of China. Little of the Qin wall remains. Later on, many successive dynasties built and maintained multiple stretches of border walls. The best-known sections of the wall were built by the Ming dynasty (1368–1644). Apart from defense, other purposes of the Great Wall have included border controls, allowing the imposition of duties on goods transported along the Silk Road, regulation or encouragement of trade and the control of immigration and emigration. Furthermore, the defensive characteristics of the Great Wall were enhanced by the construction of watchtowers, troop barracks, garrison stations, signalling capabilities through the means of smoke or fire, and the fact that the path of the Great Wall also served as a transportation corridor. The frontier walls built by different dynasties have multiple courses. Collectively, they stretch from Liaodong in the east to Lop Lake in the west, from the present-day Sino–Russian border in the north to Tao River (Taohe) in the south; along an arc that roughly delineates the edge of the Mongolian steppe; spanning 21,196.18 km (13,170.70 mi) in total. Today, the defensive system of the Great Wall is generally recognized as one of the most impressive architectural feats in history. Provenance:- private northern shire seller & in collection of Cheshire Antiques Consultant Ltd. Such a delightful historical scene to the eye. With hanging thread on the back ready for immediate home wall display. We only select & sell paintings based upon subject, quality & significance. We provide our clients with friendly professional customer service. Viewings are welcome by appointment only for customer support please send a message thankyou. Checkout our exciting other available Fine Arts, antiques & collectibles in our shop gallery.