This work is from English artist Richard Hobbs. The back of the painting has an identifying label reading: Still life with copper kettle, Filkins Mill, Lechlade, Gloucestershire. It is signed in pencil: Richard Hobbs, 1974. The image, including the front signature and date, is done in a thick impasto with a palette knife on panel or board. The surface is very glossy. The painting has been carefully cleaned.
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