Henry William Banks Davis
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Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox artist Henry William Banks Davis Template:Post-nominals (1833Template:Snd1 December 1914<ref>Template:Cite EB1922</ref>) was a popular English landscape and animal painter, noted for his pastoral scenes, often populated with cattle and other farm animals.
Life and works
He studied and exhibited at the Royal Academy, becoming an associate in 1873 and Royal Academician in 1877, and where he was awarded two silver medals.<ref>Template:Cite EB1911</ref>
Early works were influenced by the Pre-Raphaelites but he later evolved a more individual style and worked on a larger scale. He achieved popularity and his art commanded high prices during his lifetime.<ref>Short biography (Christie's).</ref>
Paintings
- A Placid Morning on the Wye.
- A Shady Spot on a Summers Day.
- A Spring Morning, 1866.
- An Orchard in Wales.
- Approaching Night, 1899 (Tate Gallery).
- Foxhounds in a Landscape.
- Gathering the Flocks, Loch Maree, 1883.
- Landscape.
- Orchard with Sheep in Spring (in Wales).
- Portrait of a Jack Russell Terrier (in Regency Interior).
- Returning to the Fold, 1880 (Tate Gallery).
- Studies of a Welsh Cobb.
- Sunset over a Landscape.
- Towards Evening in the Forest.
- Wooded River Landscape with Cattle Watering.
- Mother and Son.
References
Further reading
- Meynell, Wilfrid. The modern school of art, volume 2 pp. 71–76 (London, W.R. Howell, 1886–8).
External links
- Template:Art UK bio
- H W B Davis online (Artcyclopedia)
- An orchard in Picardy (Fine Art Dealers Association)
- The approach of Bealloch-na-ba, Applecross (Oil on canvas, Christie's)