A beloved artwork by a renowned landscape artist has returned to public display after more than 60 years.
Sheila Fell’s Pathway to a Farm, painted by the Cumbrian artist in 1959, was acquired by its sole owners in 1961, who displayed it in their Cockermouth home until recently.
The painting did not move far from its home of 65 years and was acquired by the town’s Castlegate House Gallery, with the painting now on public display.
Art expert at the gallery Steve Swallow said: “It is one of the best works by Sheila Fell and certainly the most significant painting by her that we have handled in the last 15 years.”