Pair of interior scenes by H Piffard

Item number:

871

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Description:

A very finely painted pair of oils by Piffard in original frames untouched canvases.: Harold H. Piffard fl. 1895 - 1899 Piffard was a fine painter of military & costume subjects. He exhibited four works at the Royal Academy, two works at the Royal Society of Artists in Birmingham, & several works at Liverpool On leaving Lancing in 1883, Piffard returned to India and was employed on a Darjeeling tea plantation for a while. He returned to England and endeavoured to pursue a theatrical career and also joined an acrobatic troop. He became a successful portrait painter, going back again to India in 1889. Later, he entered the Royal Academy of Arts as a student, and also studied in Paris. A note in the LCM April 1899 congratulates him and another OL, P.A. Robson, on their exhibits at the R.A. Piffards two paintings had displayed &a power of detail&. Some of his best paintings were of military subjects and he exhibited at the R.A. from 1895-99. Harold Hume Piffard OL (School House 1877-83) built and piloted the very first aeroplane to fly from Shoreham, spurred on by the offer of a crate of champagne from Alfred Evans of the Sussex Pad Inn

Circa:

1890

Dimensions:
(Inches)

H 18 x W 22 x D (ins.)

Category:

Paintings

Subcategory:

Portrait

Availability:

For sale

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