Herbert Colborne Oakley   (1869 - 1944)
His Sketches


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Ivor Arnold




Introduction

As with his paintings, the record that exists of the sketches he produced is sadly lacking.  His work in this area seems to have been focused on Mory-Montcrux in France, Settignano in Italy, and St. David's in Wales.  Whether most of the subjects for his sketches became the subjects for his portraits is unclear.  Only a few such examples are with us today.  Hopefully as additional information becomes available on his work, a clearer understanding of the extent of his activity in both these areas will emerge.

His sketches seem to have aroused interest in at least some quarters of the art scene in Paris in the mid 1920's.  The Paris magazine "Les Artistes d'Aujourd'hui" run a number of articles on his work, and the reviews in each case appear to have been extremely positive.  A copy of some of these reviews are shown below.



1 Jan. 1926 Les Artistes d'Aujourd'hui Les Artistes d'Aujourd'hui
15 Nov. 1926 Les Artistes d'Aujourd'hui-1 Jan 1926 - p1 Les Artistes d'Aujourd'hui


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Sketches

Please excuse the lack of "Further Information" in the linked pages below  -  hopefully a few relevant and interesting details will be uncovered on the subjects as the web site evolves.
     The sketches have been grouped by country and arranged chronologically within each group. They are typically 8" by 12" in size.





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