Henry William Banks Davis

Henry William Banks Davis
Portrait of H W B Davis (unknown artist)
Born	1833 Finchley, London
Died	1914
Nationality	British
Known for	Landscape art, Animal painter

Henry William Banks Davis RA (1833–1914) was a popular English landscape and animal painter, noted for his pastoral scenes, often populated with cattle and other farm animals.

Life and works[]

He studied and exhibited at the Royal Academy, becoming an associate in 1873 and Royal Academician in 1877, and where he was awarded two silver medals.^[1]

Early works were influenced by the Pre-Raphaelites but he later evolved a more individual style and worked on a larger scale. He achieved popularity and his art commanded high prices during his lifetime.^[2]

Paintings[]

A Shady Spot on a Summers Day (Oil on canvas, 1878)

• A Placid Morning on the Wye.
• A Shady Spot on a Summers Day.
• A Spring Morning, 1866.
• An Orchard in Wales.
• Approaching Night, 1899 (Tate Gallery).
• Foxhounds in a Landscape.
• Gathering the Flocks, Loch Maree, 1883.
• Landscape.
• Orchard with Sheep in Spring (in Wales).
• Portrait of a Jack Russell Terrier (in Regency Interior).
• Returning to the Fold, 1880 (Tate Gallery).
• Studies of a Welsh Cobb.
• Sunset over a Landscape.
• Towards Evening in the Forest.
• Wooded River Landscape with Cattle Watering.
• Mother and Son.

References[]

Attribution

Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Davis, Henry William Banks" . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.

Further reading[]

• Meynell, Wilfrid. The modern school of art, volume 2 pp. 71–76 (London, W.R. Howell, 1886-8).

External links[]

• 28 artworks by or after Henry William Banks Davis at the Art UK site
• H W B Davis online (Artcyclopedia)
• An orchard in Picardy (Fine Art Dealers Association)
• The approach of Bealloch-na-ba, Applecross (Oil on canvas, Christie's)