Henry John Sylvester Stannard (1870-1951) - Framed Watercolour A Windswept Hill

Description

A fine watercolour painting by listed British artist Henry John Sylvester Stannard (1870-1951). Here Stannard has depicted a horse rider making haste across a windswept landscape. Circling in the blustery sky above are several large gulls. The countryside scene has been signed and title to the lower left corner. Well presented in a gilt coloured frame. Fixed to the reverse is a label of biographical information about the artist. On paper.

Condition

In fine condition.

Size

18 x 13.5cm (7.1" x 5.3")
Framed Size: 37.6 x 32.3cm (14.8" x 12.7")

Artist Biography

Henry John Sylvester Stannard (1870-1951), was born in London and was the eldest child of Henry Stannard (1844-1920) and grandson of John Stannard (1794-1882), both well-known Bedfordshire artists. He was educated at Bedford Modern School and the National Art Training School in South Kensington.

Before his marriage, Stannard resided at Harpur Place, Bedford, and in 1894 he married Annie Sylvester Clark. The artist then moved to Flitwick and went on to achieve a reputation for painting scenes of Bedfordshire. In 1896 he was elected a member of the Royal Society of British Artists and his international career began after he received interest and patronage from the British Royal family due in part from the many commissions to paint their Sandringham estates.

Stannard continued to support local exhibitions including the Bedford Society of Artists and his father's exhibitions in Harpur Street. He was also a member and exhibitor at the Norfolk & Norwich Art Circle (1906-1909) and at the Ipswich Art Club 1913-1914. In 1939 he founded the Midland Sketch Club and it was at the 1950 annual exhibition of this club that he showed his final works. Sylvester was elected a member of the Royal Drawing Society in 1911, and his works were exhibited at the Abbey Gallery, Royal Birmingham Society of Artists, Dudley Gallery Art Society, Walker Art Gallery, London Salon, Manchester Academy of Fine Arts, New Gallery, Royal Academy of Arts, Royal Cambrian Academy, Royal Hibernian Academy, and Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours.