Feeding The Birds | Charlotte J Weeks | 19th Century

Feeding the Birds, 19th Century
Charlotte J. Weeks (British, active 1876–1890)

A large and finely executed 19th-century English genre painting depicting two young women feeding birds beside a weathered cottage, oil on canvas. Charlotte J. Weeks renders the scene with meticulous detail, graceful figuration, and a gentle luminosity characteristic of Victorian sentiment. The full-length figures, dressed in light summer attire, are portrayed with a naturalistic elegance that reflects the influence of the Pre-Raphaelite movement. The work remains in excellent condition throughout and is signed lower right.

Presented in an attractive gilt frame.

Measurements:
Approx. 44 × 31.5 in. framed

Provenance:
• Christie’s, New York, 1993

Artist:
Charlotte J. Weeks was a British painter, illustrator, book designer, and journalist active between 1876 and 1890, known for her refined depictions of Victorian domestic and literary subjects.