Artist: Thomas Collier R.I (1840-1891) Entitled: In the Lledr Valley Size: 58 x 89cm. Description: Watercolour, signed, Provenance - Agnews, Manchester. Price: £1,850 Landscape Watercolorist. Occasionally painted in Oils. Attended Manchester School of Art, first exhibited at The Society of British Artists in Suffolk Street when he was 23: "On the Llugwy, North Wales" (1863) Lived from 1864-1869 at Betws-y-Coed then in Hampstead. Influenced by David Cox. In the 19th.C his work was confused with that of James W. Whittaker. Little is known about his life and career and under-appreciated until Adrian Bury's monograph in 1944; Hardie calls him "One of the Supreme watercolour painters of England". Elected A.R.A in 1870 and full Member in 1872. He Exhibited @ Royal Academy - 4 works Birmingham - 3 works Liverpool - 2 works Royal Institute - 80 works Fine Art Society - 1 work Royal Hibernian Academy - 1 work And Elsewhere. Examples of his work can be found in; The Victoria & Albert Museum; |
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