A delightful pen illustration by acclaimed artist James Priddey RBSA, PPRBSA, FRSA, (19 April 1916 – 10 November 1980). The location is unconfirmed but thought to be that of a village setting in the Black Country. It has a slate grey coloured mount and timeless gold metal frame. On the rear it has the framer's details 'Ernest Wheatley Ltd of Regent Street, London'. It comes ready to hang.
Priddey had several styles, all unmistakably his own. He produced black and white line illustrations for books and pamphlets such as the 1973 publication Heart of England, a guide to the Midlands region. Towns, villages, rural scenes and some fine Black Country landscapes filled its pages, while a watercolour, very different in style but equally beautiful, graced the dustjacket.
About the Artist
James Priddey was born at Handsworth, Birmingham in 1916.He studied at Moseley School of Arts and Crafts, and at Birmingham College of Art . He exhibited widely including at the Royal Scottish Academy, Royal Society of British Artists, Royal Cambrian Academy, Royal West of England Academy, Society of Graphic Art, in the provinces and at the Paris Salon where he received a silver medal in 1949.
He was elected as president to the Birmingham Watercolour Society in 1959 and a member to the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists in 1960, becoming the Society's Hon. Secretary in 1966. Between 1974-1978 Priddey was elected as the president of the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists.