Frederick Charles Winby (1875-1959) - Early 20th Century Oil Lady In Yellow

Description

A striking early 20th Century interior scene showing a woman in an elegant yellow dress, deep in conversation with a man in a darkened interior. The artist has signed to the lower right and the painting has been handsomely presented in a late 19th Century gilt Rococo Revival frame. The rails is swept with scrolling acanthus leaf molding. On canvas.

Condition

The condition is typical for a picture of this age including some darkening. There is some wear to the paint in the lower right quadrant. The frame has some restored losses.

Size

16 x 27cm (6.3" x 10.6")
Framed Size: 33 x 41cm (13" x 16.1")

Collection Information

From a fine collection of works in oil by the Slade School artist Frederick Charles Winby (1875-1959). We also have a collection of paintings by his descendant, Paul Winby.

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Artist Biography

A London-based artist, Frederick Charles Winby lived at 50 Addison Avenue, London, W11. He studied at the Slade School and Julians, Paris. Both a painter and etcher, his work reflected the changes in class and society during the early 20th Century, from the Edwardian era to the aftermath of the Second World War.

Winby depicted humble country interiors and pubs, workshops and bakeries, as well as the opera houses and horse racing scenes of high society. He exhibited at both the Royal Academy and the Royal Institute, London.