Herbert Colborne Oakley (1869 - 1944)
His Sketches
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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.
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.
"The H. C. Oakley Virtual Gallery" Copyright ©
2005 Andrew Gray