Victor Noble Rainbird (1887-1936) - Watercolour Rouen Old Town

Description

A charming watercolour scene by Victor Noble Rainbird (1887-1936, depicting ancient houses and a crowd of people on the streets of Rouen Old Town, the capital city of Normandy, France. The painting is signed to the lower left-hand corner. On watercolour paper laid to card.

Condition

The condition is typical for a picture of this age including some discolouration. The card that the painting is mounted to has also warped slightly.

Size

33.3 x 23.9cm (13.1" x 9.4")
Sheet: 36.4 x 26.2cm (14.3" x 10.3")

Artist Biography

Victor Noble Rainbird (1887 –1936) was a painter, stained glass artist and illustrator, born North Shields. Victor attended King's College (now Newcastle University), where he distinguished himself and won several prizes. His pictures were included in a government exhibition which toured Australia, New Zealand and Canada. He later attended the Royal Academy Schools where he twice won Silver Medals as well as the Landseer Scholarship. After the war he practised as a professional artist in North Shields and exhibited works at the Artists of the Northern Counties exhibitions at the Laing Art Gallery in Newcastle upon Tyne, at the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool and also at the Royal Academy. He made several trips to France, Belgium and the Netherlands, and a large proportion of his work is of continental subjects.