Decorated oval japanned tray base with painted scene from Tristram Shandy, signed and attributed to Edward Bird.
(1877- 1968 ) - Watercolours
He was an English genre painter who spent most of his working life in Bristol, where the Bristol School of artists formed around him.. He enjoyed a few years of popularity in London, where he challenged the dominance of Sir David Wilkie in the genre painting field, before moving on to history painting, specialising in battle scenes.
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Painting ID:: 94480
Edward Bird (1877- 1968 ) - Watercolours
He was an English genre painter who spent most of his working life in Bristol, where the Bristol School of artists formed around him.. He enjoyed a few years of popularity in London, where he challenged the dominance of Sir David Wilkie in the genre painting field, before moving on to history painting, specialising in battle scenes.
Decorated oval japanned tray base with painted scene from Tristram Shandy, signed and attributed to Edward Bird. cjr
