James Herbert Snell (1861–1935) - A river with a cottage

James Herbert Snell (London 1861–1935)

A river with a cottage, signed

Oil on panel. Signed lower left: Herbert Snell.

Painted surface: 33 × 24 cm
Frame: 46 × 36.5 cm

A cottage and trees stand on the near bank of a river, the water opening to the right toward flat fields and a low horizon. The sky is built in loaded strokes of blue, white and grey. The handling is loose and late Impressionist, the paint left open, the light carried by colour.

Snell studied at Heatherley’s and in Paris and Amsterdam. He was elected to the Royal Society of British Artists in 1890 and to the Royal Institute of Oil Painters in 1909, and he showed forty-five times at the Royal Academy. He won a gold medal at the Paris Salon in 1923. Landscapes by him are in the Victoria and Albert Museum and at Dundee, including The Lock on the Colne River, Hertfordshire. He worked in London, Kent and Buckinghamshire, and visited St Ives.

A label on the reverse reads James Herbert Snell (1861–1935), olja på pannå, 32 × 22 cm, lot 675521, closing 6 April 2023, with a second label Hemort. The measurements on the label are those of the earlier catalogue.

Style: Impressionism
Theme: Landscape

Literature
Art UK, James Herbert Snell (1861–1935), RBA, ROI
Cornwall Artists Index, James Herbert Snell
Victoria and Albert Museum, Landscape
Dundee Art Galleries, The Lock on the Colne River, Hertfordshire

The frame visible in the photo is included as a courtesy and does not form an integral part of the work. Any damage to the frame will not be a valid reason for complaints or cancellations of the order.