Untitled
The painting depicts a rough, boggy, upland area with a number of fallen trees and a mountain rising in the background.
Oils on Canvas 79 x 126 cm Framed: 98 x 142 cm
Artist: Richard Henry Albert Willis was born in Dingle, Co. Kerry in July 1853. He moved to Cork as a child and was apprenticed there, c. 1869, to architect Arthur Hill. Willis attended Cork School of Art as well as the National Art Training School in South Kensington, London. Between 1882 and 1892 Willis held the post of Headmaster of Manchester School of Art. Willis exhibited at the Royal Academy London from 1882 to 1899. He died in 1905 and is buried in Rathcormac, Co. Cork.