Lot 168: 1878 Ralph Hedley Oil On Canvas Landscape w/ Boy

This lot features an original oil on canvas landscape painting with a boy fishing by Ralph Hedley (British 1848 - 1913). Painting comes with authenticity certificate. Hedley was a realist painter, woodcarver and illustrator, best known for his paintings portraying scenes of everyday life in the North East of England. Born in Gilling West near Richmond, North Yorkshire, Ralph and his parents Richard and Anne Hedley moved to Newcastle upon Tyne around 1850, on the wave of industrial opportunity. Aged about 13, he was apprenticed to Thomas Tweedy in his carving workshops, simultaneously studying art and design at the 'Government School' in Newcastle, and attending evening classes at the Life School under William Bell Scott. At the age of 14 he was awarded a bronze medal by government's Department of Art and Science. Hedley was a member of the Royal Society of British Artists, and had more than fifty of his paintings displayed at the Royal Academy between 1879 and 1904. He became president of the Bewick Club and was Vice-President of the South Shields Art Club. This piece is also signed and dated on the back, on the canvas stretcher. Signed "R. Hedley" lower right register. Measures 18" x 14". This piece comes from the Dickenson Estate of Knoxville, Tennessee. See Photos for Details. Shipping Available.