"Summer Time" by Robert Gallon (British 1845-1925)

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Summer Time By Robert Gallon (British 1845-1925)
Oil on canvas, size: 30"x25", with frame 38" x 33", signature left lover … Read more Summer Time By Robert Gallon (British 1845-1925)
Oil on canvas, size: 30"x25", with frame 38" x 33", signature left lover corner.

Robert Gallon (British, 1845–1925) was a respected Victorian landscape painter, especially known for naturalistic views of rivers, Welsh and English countryside, woodlands, cottages, and occasionally coastal settings.
Gallon was born in Deptford, Kent, to artist Robert Samuel Ennis Gallon. He exhibited from the late 1860s and showed regularly at leading London venues, including the Royal Academy, where he exhibited 32 works between 1873 and 1903.
Works by Robert Gallon are held in UK public collections including Nuneaton Museum & Art Gallery, Williamson Art Gallery & Museum, the Richmond Collection, and the National Library of Wales
This painting was offered as Lot 1027 in the Morphy Auctions sale of December 12, 2019. The catalog identified the work as Summertime by British artist Robert Gillon and described it as signed at the lower left, though the signature was partly obscured by the frame. The catalog noted previous restoration and repairs, including work through the center and patches near the upper center and lower area, and stated that the painting presented very well. Auction estimate: $4,000–$6,000. See less