Torr Antiques & Decorative Arts

Description

Framed and signed oil on board of a Cumbrian Farmhouse, Mosedale in the Lake District by Anthony Rickards, probably painted in 1991 or 1992. It was exhibited at the Royal Institute of Oil Painters Exhibition in 1992. It is painted in pastel colours and in an impressionistic style for which Rickards is best known. The depiction of dappled sunlight through trees is particularly arresting in this picture. Rickard's paintings fit well in a variety of interior designs from minimalist to traditional.

Condition: Excellent. This painting was one of seven acquired unframed directly from the artist's daughter. A double frame has been professionally made and the wider outer frame painted with three coats including two top coats of Farrow & Ball Lamp Room Gray Estate Eggshell for interior wood.

Dimensions: Frame height 42 x Width 52 cm.
Painted board 30.5 x 40.5 cm

Postage & packing: £15 within the UK.

Biography: Anthony J. Rickards, ROI 1919-1993

After serving in the Royal Navy during the war, Anthony Rickards trained at Hornsey School of Art in London. His initial interest was in etching, but he soon developed a distinctive watercolour style. During the 70's he moved on to painting in oil and almost all his later work is in this medium.

During his life he travelled widely, gaining inspiration for his landscape paintings from his visits to the Middle East, Iceland, Greece, Menorca and Italy. In the 1980s he led painting holidays on the island of Paxos, Greece.

He has exhibited widely and sold his work at numerous private galleries, in Cork Street in London, on many occasions at the Royal Academy Summer Show, the Mall Galleries, The London Sketch Club in Chelsea and Spink and Son.

In 1992 Anthony Rickards was elected a member of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters in recognition of his work.