1965169

Superb English landscape - EJ Gregory (1875) #1965169

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Superb English landscape - EJ Gregory (1875) #1965169
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This extraordinary forest landscape is painted on stretched canvas, signed by the artist and set in a polychrome and ornamented period gilt frame. Overall size is 20 x 30?.

Edward John Gregory (1850 ? June 1909), British painter in oils and watercolor, born in Southampton, illustrator and painter of sentimental genre and portraits.

Gregory?s work is distinguished by remarkable technical qualities, by exceptional firmness and decision of draughtsmanship and by unusual certainty of handling.

Biography: Began work at the age of fifteen in the engineers drawing office of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company, but decided to become an artist, met Herkomer and came to London in 1869 and studied at the Royal College of Art and at the Royal Academy Schools. About 1871 he entered on a successful career as an illustrator and as an admirable painter in oil and water colour. He was involved in the decoration of the V&A, and was employed as an illustrator for The Graphic from 1871 to 1875. He visited the Continent and in 1882 stayed in Italy. Gregory was a member of The Arts Club from 1877 to 1909. He was elected associate of the Royal Academy in 1883, accepted as a full member and academician in 1898 on the strength of his Boulter's Lock: Sunday Afternoon (1898; Lady Lever Art Gallery, Port Sunlight*). In 1891 he was elected an associate of the Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colour and in 1896 he became a full member, being elected its President in 1898. He was also ...
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<tr><td>Condition:Good</td></tr>
<tr><td>Year:1875-1880</td></tr>
<tr><td>Country:England</td></tr>

<tr><td>Height:20</td></tr>

<tr><td>Width:30</td></tr>

<tr><td>Title:Superb English landscape - EJ Gregory (1875)</td></tr>


<tr><td>Type:oil on canvas</td></tr>
<tr><td>Location:Bruges Belgium</td></tr>
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