Saturday, April 5, 2008

Thomas Armstrong - The Hay Field



c. 1917

1832 - 1911.
Manchester decorative figure painter, who studied under Ary Scheffer in Paris. Exhibited at the RA 1865 - 77. In 1881 he was appointed Director of Art at the South Kensington Museum and more or less gave up painting.
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http://www.art-prints-on-demand.com/a/armstrong-thomas.html



[Two Children]
oil on canvas



Attributed
[Antigone and Ismene]
oil on canvas

10 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hi - I found a nice oil of an old Native American man at the flea market today. The portrait looks like a Hopi maybe Navajo. It's signed Thomas Armstrong Smith. It's painted on burlap. Do you have any info on this painting?
Thank You,

Hermes said...

Sorry I can't track down your artist at all - but I am not really familiar with American artists.

Anonymous said...

Is Thomas Armstrong Smith an American Artist?
Would an attached picture help in Identifing the painting? The reason I'm asking s because the "The Hay Field" painting has the same burlap background like the painting I found.
Thank You,

Hermes said...

Thank you but I think you are confusing two artists. Thomas Armstrong as featured here was a British artist who as far as I know never went to the States. I'm sorry I know virtually nothing about American artists.

Anonymous said...

Thomas Armstrong Smith was my uncle who painted later in life. I have several of his original paintings here. Please contact me for more info

maddog6198@aol.com

Hermes said...

Thank you but though I love his works I don't really need any additional information at the moment.

Anonymous said...

wait, which one is Antigone and which one is Ismene?

Minnie said...

Hello Hermes, Thomas Armstrong was closely related to my maternal grandmother. I'd never managed to see more than one reproduction of any of his paintings, so was delighted to find your blog. Thank you!
I think I can see why he gave up painting ...
V&A website has a full obit, reprodced from 'The Times', in case you're interested.

Anonymous said...

When is the picture showing Antigone and Ismene, made? I really need the answer fast, presentation is thursday... :S

Hermes said...

Antigone and Ismene
is not dated

http://www.artnet.com/artists/lotdetailpage.aspx?lot_id=88B8D2AFBC4F350F547F7DED04FA9658