Thomas Edward Francis (1873-1961) - Early 20thC Oil Tudor House And Garden

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Description

A picturesque English garden in the grounds of a pretty Tudor country house. The artist has signed to the lower right corner. The painting has been presented in a contemporary gilt effect frame with beaded molding. On wood panel.

Condition

The condition is typical for a picture of this age including some discolouration and very light foxing in the sky area. The frame has some minor surface scuffing.

Size

19.5 x 24.3cm (7.7" x 9.6")
Framed Size: 29.7 x 34.5cm (11.7" x 13.6")

Artist Biography

A London-born son of a solicitor who was also a landscape painter and an habitual traveller. It was his custom to make long walking tours in the summer months, both on the continent and in England. He exhibited works under his name, mostly in London in the early part of the 20th century. He also appears to have exhibited works in oils and watercolours under the names "Pierre Le Boeuf", "Arthur Drew", and "Andrea Vesari". Before World War I Francis exhibited at the Royal Academy, the New English Art Club, the Royal Society of British Artists, the Nottingham Museum and Art Gallery, the London Salon and the Manchester Academy of Fine Arts. In 1918 enlisted in the Army Service Corps (Mechanical Transport division) but did not see action While executing his watercolours of English villages and countryside, he regularly notated the precise subject, place and the date of execution.

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SKU qd990
Artist Thomas Edward Francis (1873-1961)
Date Early 20th Century
Dimensions 19.5 x 24.3cm
Medium Oil
Subject Architecture & Cityscapes
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