John Haggis (1897-1968)

Artist Name John Haggis (1897-1968)
Title Lake District
Description A superb Post Impressionist oil painting by British artist John Haggis. The work depicts a view of the Lake District, looking down  into a valley, onto a farm, out buildings, dry stone walls, trees and fields. Even though one can't see the sky, one can tell from the light catching the roof tops and the walls and also from the tones, that it is a warm, peaceful, late summers day. A beautiful painting by a gifted artist which was painted circa 1938.
Size 24 x 18 inches
Frame Housed in a gallery frame 32 inches by 26 inches and in good condition.
Biography John Haggis (1897-1968). Portrait, landscape and figure painter in oil and watercolour. Born in London, Haggis studied art in Australia and at the Royal College of Art under Malcolm Osborne. He showed widely, including Walker Galleries London, the RA, RP, NEAC, RCamA, RWA and Paris Salon. His work is in Australian and British museums. His portrait commissions included Fredric March, Mai Zetterling and Claire Bloom. He painted many landscapes in Britain, especially in Yorkshire and Hertfordshire, where he lived at Welwyn. In 1921 he founded the Welwyn Garden City Art Club. According to The Dictionary of British Artists 1880-1940, in addition to painting Haggis 'worked as an Australian Boundary rider, station hand, plumbers mate, beekeeper and in insurance.'
Price SOLD
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