William Banks Fortescue (British 1850-1924)

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oil on canvas, signed lower right "W.B. Fortescue"
Size: 24 ¼ h x 20 w (with frame: 29 h x 24 ½ w in)
Provenance: Estate of Joseph and Rosalie Segal, Vancouver Canada
ZJ20930       

The celebrated genre and figure artist William Banks Fortescue made a notable contribution to an artistic movement known as British Impressionism which developed out of artist colonies in Newlyn and St. Ives in the southwest of Cornwall. In favour of a plein air style of painting which echoed the ideals of Impressionism in France, the movement used local models to capture the daily activities of the community. Fortescue was highly regarded, painting with depth, richness of colour and realism while capturing the light and atmosphere of the region and the character of his figures. He exhibited at the leading London galleries from 1880 including the Royal Institute of Oil Painters and the Royal Society of British Artists, including sixteen works at the Royal Academy.  

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