Artist: Attributed to: Harry John Pearson. (1872-1933).
Title: ''Characters from a Children''s Story''. A girl holding two marionettes. The artist usually used his niece as a model in his paintings. The girl in this painting looks exactly like her.
Medium: Oil on Canvas.
Size: 30'''' x 22'''' (unframed size in inches)
Overall size: 36'''' x 28''''
Unsigned. Circa 1920''s.
Possibly an original painting for a book illustration. They are beautifully painted figures on a gold background.
In very good ready to hang condition. Free UK delivery.
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He studied at the RA, schools in the early 1890''s. He moved to Holland before WWI and joined an artist colony . He returned to London and started to work
...as a commercial artist, working for companies such as Doulton, Birds, Colmans and others. His work also appeared in ''Womens Pictorial'', ''The illustrated London News'', ''Homes and Gardens'', ''Colour Magazine'' often gaining front cover exposure. He exhibited at the Royal Society of British Artists and later he became President of the Langham Sketch Club thus acknowledging his capacity to create highly competent, fluid sketches in a very short time.
He developed a reputation as a children''s portrait painter as well as portraits of society women. He contributed to Queen Mary''s famous dolls house .
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Antique ID Number (AIDN): SA702932
Dateline of this antique is 1920
Height is 91cm (35.8inches)Width is 71cm (28.0inches)Depth is 6cm (2.4inches)
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