Arthur John Black R.O.I. (British, 1855-1936)

Arthur John Black R.O.I. (British, 1855-1936)

An Hour of Rest

Oil on Panel

• Signed and inscribed with the title on its original label verso.
• There are 6 painting by this artist in the British National Art Collection.
• Painting - 40.5cm x 46cm
  
• Frame - 55cm x 60cm 

Lot Notes

A very fine British Impressionist oil painting depicting a woman and children resting in a river landscape by Arthur John Black.  Signed and inscribed on its original label verso.

Condition

In very fine condition.  Clean, highly attractive, well framed and ready to hang.

Artist Information

Arthur John Black was a landscape and figure painter who worked in both oil and watercolour. He studied in Paris at the Academie des Beaux Arts under the noted artist Benjamin Constant. He exhibited at the Royal Academy 36 times, and the Royal Institute of Oil Painters 54 times. He was a member of both the New Society of Painters in Watercolours and the Royal Institute of Painters in Oil. He lived in Nottingham in 1884, London 1890 and Dorset from 1931 to his death in 1936. A number of his works can be seen in the Castle Museum & Gallery in Nottingham, The Gurnsey Museum of Art, and in many private and public galleries.