🎨 Nkone – Cattle on Ranch Eastern Highlands Zimbabwe by David Langmead
🎨 Nkone – Cattle on Ranch Farm, Eastern Highlands Zimbabwe
Original Signed Oil Painting by David Langmead
🖼️ Framed Contemporary Realism | Fine Art Masterpiece
🐄 Subject & Medium
Step into the serene rural heart of Zimbabwe with this original oil on canvas by internationally acclaimed realist David Langmead.
Titled “Nkone – Cattle on Ranch Farm, Eastern Highlands Zimbabwe”, this painting is a vivid homage to African pastoral life — capturing the harmony between cattle, earth, and light.
🌄 Composition & Technique
Set in Zimbabwe’s Eastern Highlands, this painting blends realism with atmosphere through Langmead’s masterful use of colour and brushwork.
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Foreground: The Nkone cattle are painted in rich earth tones—sienna, umber, and ochre—using soft, layered brushstrokes that give texture and lifelike form. The ploughed field is textured with short, broken strokes in rust and terracotta, adding warmth and depth.
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Midground: Trees around the ranch homestead feature blended greens with loose, impressionistic strokes, offering contrast and natural rhythm without heavy detail.
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Background: Distant mountain peaks in cool greys, lavender, and slate are softly glazed to evoke early morning mist, creating a serene backdrop.
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Sky: The cloud-filled sky is rendered in muted purples, blues, and greys, with fluid brushwork that captures the soft glow of dawn.
Langmead’s technique balances fine detail with expressive texture, capturing the soul of the African landscape in both light and emotion.
🖼️ Framed & Ready to Hang
Presented in its original ornate gilt wooden frame, enhancing the piece’s rich color palette and grandeur.
Framed Dimensions:
📏 Height: 55.5 cm
📏 Width: 70.5 cm
📏 Depth: 5 cm
✅ Comes ready to hang with secure thread on the reverse.
✍️ Signed by the Artist
✔️ Hand-signed by David Langmead in the lower corner — 100% authentic.
👨🎨 About the Artist – David Langmead
Born in Zimbabwe (1965), David Langmead is a respected realist painter recognized for evocative African landscapes and wildlife compositions.
He began his full-time career in the early 1990s and has earned international recognition.
"I am inspired by the power of Africa... If I manage to capture a little of this in my work, then half my talent has been put to good use." – David Langmead
Exhibited at:
🏛️ Everard Read Gallery
🏛️ The Cape Gallery
Featured in:
🌍 Private collections worldwide
🌍 Leigh Yawkey Woodson “Birds in Art”
🌍 SCI Shows – Las Vegas & Reno
🎨 Since 2003, Langmead has painted exclusively for Call of Africa’s Native Visions Galleries.
🧾 Provenance & Certification
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From a private collection
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Label verso: Scenes Picture Framing, Dorset
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Documented in the Cheshire Antiques Consultant collection
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✅ Certificate of authenticity included
🎯 A true collector’s item with established provenance.
🛠️ Condition Report
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✅ Painting: Excellent – vibrant, stable, clean surface
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✅ Frame: Good antique condition – minor wear and age-appropriate marks
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✅ Display: Ready to hang upon arrival
💡 Why Collect This Piece?
✅ Original, signed artwork by a listed African realist
✅ Evocative landscape + pastoral subject matter
✅ Museum-quality detail and composition
✅ Investment-grade with full documentation
✅ Ideal for art collectors, curators, interior designers, or businesses
✅ Curated by Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
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