Additional information
| Country | British |
|---|---|
| Region | European |
ArtistHobden, Frank
Artist Years1859-1936
Artist NationalityBritish
TitleRest
Year1890
MediumPainting > Oil
Dimensions12 X 10 inches
Description
Oil on canvas, signed and dated at lower left.
Accession NumberRC1306
NotesFrank Hobden was born in 1859 and by the time of the 1911 census was living at Whitecot, High Road, South Benfleet. He was still there in 1914 according to Kelly’s Directory of Essex, but by 1922 had moved to Rosebank Vicarage Hill, where he lived with his brother until Henry Fuller’s death in 1935. Frank was to die one year later in 1936. Frank Hobden was a painter of national repute with 104 paintings accepted by the British Academy and 10 by the Royal Academy. He made South Benfleet and its locality the subject of a number of landscapes including an oil entitled “Barges at the Ferry, Benfleet-Canvey”.
(source: Benfleet Community Archive)