Joseph Vickers De Ville 1856-1925 Antique Framed Gwent, Wales Landscape Oil Painting

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JOSEPH VICKERS de VILLE was born in Eaton, Derbyshire in 1856. Vickers de Ville was not professionally trained and did … more JOSEPH VICKERS de VILLE was born in Eaton, Derbyshire in 1856. Vickers de Ville was not professionally trained and did not consider himself a professional artist, however, his artistic gift was recognized and appreciated. From 1887, he exhibited at the Royal Academy, and his works were also shown at the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists, a full member of which he was elected in 1917. He also exhibited at the Royal Institute of Oil Painters, Fine Art Society, The Royal Glasglow Institute of the Fine Arts, Royal Scottish Acedemy and at the Salons in Paris.

Vickers de Ville worked in both oils and watercolors. His favorite subject was North Wales where "he first obtained his inspiration amid the grand and imposing scenery", with particular inclination to coastal landscapes and streams and rivers, and investigation of light effects in open air. It was noticed that "few can rival him in depicting torrent, rock, river and trees." His landscapes of the Cotswolds, Malvern, Cheshire and Staffordshire are also well known. Often they expressed the mood of melancholy and solitude, like his painting 'The Moonlight' which was to illustrate Beethoven's 'Moonlight Sonata'.

Beautiful original oil painting on board by listed artist JOSEPH VICKERS de VILLE (British, 1856 - 1925) featuring a snapshot of the Rhayader Valley in Gwent, Wales. Signed & inscribed verso. c 1900. Professionally framed. Ready to hang.

Provenance: Bev's Fine Art, Raleigh, North Carolina

Dimensions: Painting: 10" x 7"; Framed: 16" x 12.75" x 1.5" less