James Baker Pyne 1800-1870
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Watercolour
1846-1851 Figures on an Alpine Path Signed lower left Some spotting/foxing 32.5 x 47.5cm |
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James Baker Pyne (1800–70) was an English landscape painter who became a successful follower of Turner,[1] after having been in his earlier years a member of the Bristol Schoolof artists and a follower of Francis Danby.
Seven of his works were shown at the Royal Academy before he switched to exhibiting regularly at the Society of British Artists. From here, he gained further acclaim and various forms of patronage. A stickler for details, in 1846, he travelled to Germany, Switzerland and Italy, for the sole purpose of studying light effects on snow. It was a perilous journey, particularly when traversing the peaks in all conditions. The following year, he was rewarded with a commission from Thomas Agnew & Sons to produce numerous views of the Lake District for circulation as prints. He returned to Italy in 1851. |
