Percy William Gibbs (1873-1955)
| Artist Name | Percy William Gibbs (1873-1955) |
|---|---|
| Title | Portrait of a Lady |
| Description | This lovely British Edwardian Impressionist portrait oil painting is by noted artist Percy William Gibbs. Pained circa 1910 it is a head and shoulders portrait in semi profile of a dark haired lady wearing a black dress with a beautiful decorative square neckline and red flower. She is also wearing a gold necklace. The light perfectly captures and illuminates her facial features against a green floral background. This is a beautiful Edwardian portrait and an excellent example of Gibbs' work. Signed upper left. |
| Provenance | West Midlands estate. |
| Medium | Oil on Canvas |
| Size | 20 x 24 inches |
| Frame | Housed in an ornate gilt frame. Framed size is 31 inches by 27 inches and in good condition. |
| Condition | Good condition. |
| Biography | Percy William Gibbs (1873–1955) was a British painter. He was born in 1873 in Poplar, east London and trained at the Royal Academy Schools from 1892-1897 where he won the 1894-1895 Creswick Prize for landscape painting. He subsequently exhibited at the RA, Glasgow Institute of Fine Art and at the Walker Art Gallery. He had a home at East Molesey, Surrey. He died in 1955. He signed some of his works 'P.W. Gibbs'. In June 2019 his painting of a young woman in a silk kimono was shown on an episode of the BBC Television programme Antiques Roadshow. It was described as "an incredibly sophisticated painting". |
| Price | £2600 |
