19th Century Drawing by Pickford Robert Waller
Drawing of a young girl
- Very early 1877 signed drawing of a young girl by Pickford Robert Waller (see 'more information' below).
- Re-framed in an antique French frame with Art Glass
- Looks wonderful on a small picture stand or propped on a shelf.
£125.00
Only 1 left in stock
Additional Information
Pickford Robert Waller 1849–1930
Waller was a leading member of the Aesthetic Movement, which championed ‘art for art’s sake.’ His background was unusual for someone championing the Arts in the late-nineteenth-century. his father, Robert John Waller, ran a thriving building firm from Lyall Street in London, and when he died in 1892, Pickford Waller continued to run the business. Eventually, though, the Arts came to hold more of his attention than bricks and mortar.
As well as being a practising artist himself, Pickford Waller was also an important collector and patron of the Arts. In particular, he was an early supporter of James Abbot McNeil Whistler (1834–1903), whmo he first met as a young man when he visited Whistler’s studio with the artist Matthew White Ridley. Waller became an avid collector of Whistleriana, and Whistler’s influence can be seen in much of his work, including this rather lovely drawing of a young girl.
