Signed and dated l.l.: Herbert Dalziel/1918

Oil on canvas, 18 by 25 cm (7 by 9 ¾ ins)

In the catalogue for his landmark 1995 Barbican show Impressionism in Britain, Kenneth McKonkey wrote of Dalziel’s later work: “In an extraordinary departure, around 1910, Herbert Dalziel abandoned his conservative style and produced a number of jewel-like landscapes which adopt a sophisticated divisionism…the sense of atmosphere and weird luminosity draws comparisons with contemporary photography and the mystic landscapes of Khnopff.” Dalziel was the son of Thomas Dalziel, part of the important Victorian family wood-engraving business known as the Brothers Dalziel. He trained in Paris and in London and was an early member of the New English Art Club. His work, particularly his later paintings, are rare.