Studio RT Ltd

Description

We are offering for sale this lovely oil on canvas attributed to the artist FRANK HIDER, who has signed the painting to the lower right hand corner with his pseudonym John E. Frasor. We have attributed the the painting to Frank Hider because there is no artist by the name of Frasor, a surname which we do not believe exists in the UK, and because the paintings bears all the hallmarks of a Hider painting. The flowers in the foreground, with their circular leaves, the pale stippling on the trees are all hallmarks of his work.

The painting depicts a Scottish landscape scene, with a small burn gushing over the rocks and mountains in the background, tinged pink by the setting sun.

This is a quote from Jeremy Wood's book Hidden Talents. 'Frank Hider was a painter in oil and sometimes watercolour of coastal scenes and rural landscapes. This artist was very prolific and his work is frequently seen on the market - the beach scenes in oil being the most common. The oils were often inscribed with the title and location on the reverse. Frank Hider's style and colour are similar to S. Y. Johnson but he usually painted with a broader technique. There are also some similar oils signed George Hider and he may have been related. Frank Hider lived at Forest Gate, Essex for a number of years and died on the 29th November, 1933.'

Auction results for Frank Hider's work can be found at artprice (289 results), artnet (52) findartinfo (190) and arcadja (114). One of his oil paintings reached in excess of £950 and his normal prices for oils are around £300-400, see Hislop's Guide to the UK Art Market.

The painting has been newly framed in a 3 1/4" ornate gilt frame. It is ready to hang.

Medium Oils on canvas