Manner of Maurice Canning Wilks (1910-1984) - 20th Century Oil The Lake

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Description

A fine landscape study depicting a tranquil lake with distant mountains. Faintly inscribed in graphite to the reverse 'Maurice C. Wilks'. On canvas on stretchers.

Condition

In good condition overall. There is some minor surface marks and light creasing where the canvas rests on the stretcher bars. Pin holes to each corner of the canvas. Inspection under UV light reveals no restoration.

Size

38.4 x 48.6cm (15.1" x 19.1")
Sheet: 41.7 x 52.4cm (16.4" x 20.6")

Artist Biography

Maurice Canning Wilks was a landscape and portrait painter born in Belfast and his father was a linen designer. He was educated at Malone Public School and then at Belfast College of Art. When Wilks was only nineteen, he exhibited for the first time at the Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin, and then went on to exhibit his work in London, Montreal, Boston and Toronto, many of which were solo exhibitions. Later on in his life he was elected an associate member of the RHA and a full member of the Royal Ulster Academy.

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SKU qm979
Artist Manner of Maurice Canning Wilks (1910-1984)
Date 20th Century
Dimensions 38.4 x 48.6cm
Medium Oil
Style Impressionism
Subject Landscape
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