David Humphreys
Hardy's Cottage
2015

About the Item

This print was commissioned by The Hardy Society for the official launch of the Thomas Hardy visitor centre. ’Hardy's Cottage’ By David Humphreys Medium - Lithograph Edition - 19/200 Signed - Yes Size - 765mm x 590mm Date - 2015 Condition - Excellent. 10 out of 10 Colour of print may not be accurate when viewed on a monitor. David Humphreys is a British Postwar & Contemporary painter who was born in 1937 in London to a Welsh father and a Scots Mother. Both the landscapes of Pembrokeshire and Scotland have been a huge influence on his work. He studied fine art at Durham University where has was awarded a scholarship. After Graduating he taught art in London before devoting himself totally to painting in the 1970s. Humphreys’ work is rooted in the landscape, celebrating the land as a life force and is influenced by the poetry of Edward Thomas. He is a lyrical painter in the British pastoral tradition and is a regular exhibitor at the Royal Academy and is represented in many private, corporate and museum collections including The Art’s Council of Great Britain and The National Library of Wales. He has exhibiting widely, in New York, Caracas, Munich and Britain, and his work is shown in many public collections and corporate collections such as The Royal Bank of the Netherlands, American Express, The Arts Council of Great Britain and the National Library of Wales,Aberystwyth. He was invited to show with The Royal Cambrian Academy by Sir Kyffin Williams and has regularly been selected to show in the Royal Academy Summer exhibition. David has travelled extensively in South America and Australia and the South Seas, He returns again and again however, to Pembrokeshire.

Creator:

David Humphreys (1937, British)

Creation Year:

2015

Dimensions:

Height: 62.6 in (159 cm)Width: 29.93 in (76 cm)

Medium:

Lithograph

Movement & Style:

Modern

Period:

21st Century