Henry Charles Clifford, The Willow Pool 1930s which would make the painting

which would make the painting a mark of respect for a lost spouse or relative

holes and wear only seem to add to its atmospheric ‘lost in time’ appearance

It’s signed in the upper left and housed within an appropriate later frame

If you peer through the door on the right-hand side

Medium: Oil on boardOverall size: 20” x 14½” / 51cm x 37cmYear of creation: c

Henry Charles Clifford, The Willow Pool 1930s which would make the paintingA beautiful impressionistic oil painting depicting three girls, perhaps sisters, playing by a pond under a canopy of small trees. The artist, Henry Charles Clifford (1861 1947), trained towards the end of the 19th century when the French impressionists were in full swing and its very likely that he visited Paris during his studies. You can certainly see the influence of Monet particularly in Cliffords handling of the water and flora. Note how the