Image size of print is 28 X 22 inches.

IN THE GARDEN by Henry J Y King (English 1855-1924) Rehs Galleries, New York City.

Yeend King lived in London for most of his life however, like many of his contemporaries his heart was 'in the country'. He traveled extensively throughout England and France in search of suitable subject matter. In 1885 he wrote and illustrated an article entitled �A Round in France for The Magazine of Art - giving both a visual and written tour of the French countryside leading to Brittany.

His specialty was scenes of rustic genre and the countryside; almost never showing the heavily industrialized cities. His paintings depict pretty farm girls (often using his own daughter as a model) at work in the fields or on the farm; much like the French Realist artist Julien Dupre; or women at rest in tranquil landscapes or cottage gardens.

In 1881 he married Edith Lilian Atkinson, daughter of T.L. Atkinson (the mezzotint engraver), and they had one daughter; Lilian (who became an artist).

Yeend King was an important and influential artist and was noted by the London Times in an article on June 6, 1924 as:

In appearance Yeend King was a contrast to the conventional idea of an artist, being clean‑shaven, wearing his hair short, and having a genial smile and a great fund of humor. Like most painters, however, he was a real Bohemian, with a wonderful collection of funny stories, which he told well. He was seldom without a snuff-box, although he himself was not a constant snuff-taker.

He died in June 1924 at the age of 68.

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