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Oil On Canvas By James Herbert Snell (1861-1935)

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A4649

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  • £895.00
  • €1,039 Euro
  • $1,216 US Dollar

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Item Description

This lovely and atmospheric oil on canvas by James Herbert Snell features a landscape with a windmill in the moonlight.

The windmill still exists and is at Burnham on Couch in Essex.

A beautiful picture which we have had professionally restored along with the frame.

The frame is magnificent and perfectly complements the picture. Date indicated 1891.


The canvas itself measures 47cm X 62cm.  Framed, it measures 84cm X 67cm

BIOGRAPHY.
James Herbert Snell was a British landscape painter working predominantly in oils and watercolours.

Snell was an interesting painter as his works span a transitional period for British art. Around 1880, French impressionism was in full swing and gaining the attention of many British artists. As a young man, he would’ve surely been influenced by the impressionists, yet also embedded into a deep British tradition for naturalism. As such, many of his paintings draw on both schools, with his later works becoming more impressionistic.

Snell trained at the Heatherley School of Fine Art and also undertook study trips to Paris and Amsterdam. His travels enabled him to collaborate with a range of diverse artists, which furthered his development.

In 1890, he was elected to the Royal Society of British Artists and in 1909 became a member of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters. He exhibited widely including 45 times at the Royal Academy.

 

Item Info

Seller Location

Sudbury, Suffolk

Item Dimensions

H: 67cm W: 84cm D: 12cm

Period

1891

Item Location

United Kingdom

Seller Location

Sudbury, Suffolk

Item Location

United Kingdom

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+44 (0)7540 126714

+44 (0)7850 937057

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