Ralph Hedley RBA (1851-1913)

Appleby Horse Fair

PriceGBP 13000.00 (Pound Sterling)

MediumOil on canvas

Dimensions24.00inch wide, 30.50inch high (60.96 cm wide, 77.47 cm high)

DescriptionRalph Hedley was a Newcastle genre painter. Born in Richmond, Yorkshire, he studied at Newcastle Art School and attended classes at the Life School under William Bell Scott. He was a member of the Royal Society of British Artists (RBA) the Vice President of the South Shields Art Club. He became President of Bewick Club & Northmbrian Art Institute and designed the chancel of The Cathedral Church of St Nicholas.

Hedley exhibited at RA from 1879, his subjects usually scenes of the working life of ordinary people in his native northeast. His work can be seen in Laing Gallery, Newcastle and provides a valuable record of everyday life in Tyneside in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Exhibited works include:

B2 Royal Society of Artists, Birmingham
L11 Walker Gallery, Liverpool
M2 Manchester City Art Gallery
RA 51 Royal Academy
RBA 30 Royal Society of British Artists
RSA 5 Royal Scottish Academy
RI 10 Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolour

LiteratureBibl: Dictionary of British Artists 1880-1940

SignedSigned & dated '87