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Henry William Banks Davis (18331 December 1914) was a popular English
Short biography
(Christie's).
*''A Placid Morning on the Wye''.
*''A Shady Spot on a Summers Day''.
*''A Spring Morning'', 1866.
*''An Orchard in Wales''.
*''Approaching Night'', 1899 ( Tate Gallery).
*''Foxhounds in a Landscape''.
*''Gathering the Flocks, Loch Maree'', 1883.
*''Landscape''.
*''Orchard with Sheep in Spring (in Wales)''.
*''Portrait of a Jack Russell Terrier (in Regency Interior)''.
*''Returning to the Fold'', 1880 (Tate Gallery).
*''Studies of a Welsh Cobb''.
*''Sunset over a Landscape''.
*''Towards Evening in the Forest''.
*''Wooded River Landscape with Cattle Watering''.
*''Mother and Son''.
The modern school of art, volume 2
' pp. 71–76 (London, W.R. Howell, 1886–8).
(Artcyclopedia)
(Fine Art Dealers Association)
The approach of Bealloch-na-ba, Applecross
(Oil on canvas,
landscape
A landscape is the visible features of an area of land, its landforms, and how they integrate with natural or man-made features, often considered in terms of their aesthetic appeal.''New Oxford American Dictionary''. A landscape includes the ...
and animal painter, noted for his pastoral scenes, often populated with cattle and other farm animals.
Life and works
He studied and exhibited at theRoyal Academy
The Royal Academy of Arts (RA) is an art institution based in Burlington House on Piccadilly in London. Founded in 1768, it has a unique position as an independent, privately funded institution led by eminent artists and architects. Its pur ...
, becoming an associate in 1873 and Royal Academician in 1877, and where he was awarded two silver medals.
Early works were influenced by the Pre-Raphaelites
The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood (later known as the Pre-Raphaelites) was a group of English painters, poets, and art critics, founded in 1848 by William Holman Hunt, John Everett Millais, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, William Michael Rossetti, James ...
but he later evolved a more individual style and worked on a larger scale. He achieved popularity and his art commanded high prices during his lifetime.(Christie's).
Paintings
*''A Placid Morning on the Wye''.
*''A Shady Spot on a Summers Day''.
*''A Spring Morning'', 1866.
*''An Orchard in Wales''.
*''Approaching Night'', 1899 ( Tate Gallery).
*''Foxhounds in a Landscape''.
*''Gathering the Flocks, Loch Maree'', 1883.
*''Landscape''.
*''Orchard with Sheep in Spring (in Wales)''.
*''Portrait of a Jack Russell Terrier (in Regency Interior)''.
*''Returning to the Fold'', 1880 (Tate Gallery).
*''Studies of a Welsh Cobb''.
*''Sunset over a Landscape''.
*''Towards Evening in the Forest''.
*''Wooded River Landscape with Cattle Watering''.
*''Mother and Son''.
References
Further reading
* Meynell, Wilfrid.The modern school of art, volume 2
' pp. 71–76 (London, W.R. Howell, 1886–8).
External links
*(Artcyclopedia)
(Fine Art Dealers Association)
The approach of Bealloch-na-ba, Applecross
(Oil on canvas,
Christie's
Christie's is a British auction house founded in 1766 by James Christie (auctioneer), James Christie. Its main premises are on King Street, St James's in London, at Rockefeller Center in New York City and at Alexandra House in Hong Kong. It is ...
)
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19th-century English painters
English male painters
20th-century English painters
English landscape artists
Royal Academicians
1833 births
1914 deaths
20th-century English male artists
19th-century English male artists