Richard Simm (b.1926) - Mid 20th Century Oil

Description

A picturesque, rural scene in oil on a copper ground, showing a woman and a young boy driving sheep down a lane with sheep dogs, outside a pretty cottage in the countryside.
The artist has signed to the lower left corner. The painting has been handsomely presented in a decorative, gilt effect frame with swept and pierced rail and corners, a green velvet slip and a gilt inner window. There is a printed label at the reverse with the artist's biography.
On copper.

Condition

The painting and frame are in fine condition.

Size

11.4 x 15.9cm (4.5" x 6.3")
Framed Size: 22.8 x 29.1cm (9" x 11.5")

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Artist Biography

Richard Rhead Simm was born in England in `926. An artist with a natural talent that developed steadily from painting figures and battle scenes to seascapes and finally landscapes. He worked for the Royal Doulton Porcelain factory painting dinnerware and this encouraged his finely painted style. Painting on copper Richard Simm achieves a highly finished effect and his love for the English landscape is shown to the full with his scenes of water mills, rivers and thatched cottages in both winter and summer, depicting the countryside with a keen nostalgia.