Far from the Madding Crowd

The landscape painted by Tom Chantrell is that of Wessex and Thomas Hardy's novel adapted film was shot in Wessex in the UK. The film poster makes refrence to Julie Christie's role in "Doctor Zhivago". Chantrell's depiction of the three images of Julie Christie together with her three prospective suitors employs a colonial style with more exotic hues than one would have expected from Hardy's Wessex. Please note that the centerfold under Julie Christie's chin has weakened along a horizontal 6 inch section with partial paper-loss which has been backed with archival tape to the reverse. Despite the description this piece displays really well and we did not notice the defect until close inspection.