Bertram Priestman (1868-1951)
| Artist Name | Bertram Priestman (1868-1951) |
|---|---|
| Title | Evening in Wharfedale 1917 |
| Description | This simply stunning British Impressionist landscape oil painting is by much respected artist Bertram Priestman. Painted in 1917, the composition is cattle watering in a river in the foreground at Wharfedale. The river's course is just visible through the trees at the base of a hill with the sun beginning to set beyond, drenching the sky and scene in the most beautiful light, reflected in the water. The brushwork and detail are absolutely superb. This is a fantastic painting and an excellent example of Priestman's work. Signed lower right. |
| Provenance | Sussex estate. |
| Medium | Oil on Canvas |
| Size | 36 x 28 inches |
| Frame | Housed within a swept painted composition frame. Framed size is 44 inches by 36 inches and in good condition. |
| Condition | Good condition. |
| Biography | Bertram Priestman (1868-1951) was born into a wealthy Bradford manufacturing family. In his youth, he was much influenced by his older half brother Arnold Priestman, who had been a pupil of Henry La Thangue. After a tour of Italy in 1886, Priestman attended Bradford Technical College followed, in 1888, by the Slade School of Art in London. He began exhibiting at the Royal Academy in 1889 and at the New English Art Club from 1894. In his paintings of landscapes and coastal scenes Priestman combined the English landscape tradition with techniques influenced by the French Impressionists such as a vigorous handling of paint and use of a bright luminous palette. |
| Price | £9500 |
