MARCH FINE ESTATES CHARLESTON
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Original Oil on board by Sir Hubert von Herkomer (German/English, 1849-1914) "Near Beasley Park" Landscape. In incredible ornate gilt wood and gesso frame under glass. With book Herkomer, A Victorian Artist, by Lee MacCormick Edwards. Hubert von Herkomer was a prominent member of the Royal Academy, Royal Watercolour Society, and the Royal Engravers. He left Bavaria for Southampton in 1857, and studied at the Royal College of Art, London. Herkomer was equally well received for his paintings, sculptures and etchings. In this latter medium he was a tireless experimenter, and he became accomplished in all forms of original graphic art. He founded and directed the Herkomer School of Art at Bushey, Hertfordshire (1883-1904), and was the Slade Professor of Art at Oxford University from 1885 to 1894. Herkomer as well wrote a great deal upon the arts. His most famous books include Etchings and Mezzotint Engraving, which was published in 1892, and his autobiography, My School and my Gospel, published in 1907. In 1896 Hubert von Herkomer was Knighted by Queen Victoria. In frame 21"x17"x2". Book 9.25"x12.5"x1". Weight on all 12 lbs 6 oz
Condition: good, craquelure, conserved
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