Lot description
Thomas Benjamin Kennington (England, France, 1856 - 1916) Painting of figures near the Seine River (Paris, France). Oil on Canvas. Signed lower right. Sight Size: 11.5 x 15.5 in. Overall Framed Size: 19.5 x 23.5 in. Trained in art at the Liverpool School of Art (winning a gold medal), the Royal College of Art (RCA) in London, and the Acadamie Julian in Paris, where he studied under Bougereau and Robert-Fleury. He later moved to Chelsea in London. He exhibited at the Royal Academy, London from 1880-1916, and also regularly showed his work at the Royal Society of British Artists (RBA) in Suffolk Street and the Grosvenor gallery. He was a founder member and first secretary of the New English Art Club (from 1886), and also founded the Imperial Arts League.