affred bentley                                                                                                                   Alfred Bentley R.E.
1879 - 1923

"A Summer day in France"
Drypoint, platemark 245mm x 195mm
Signed in pencil

Large sheet laid on card at edges with slight
overall toning to image  Sold

"....but to some of his last landscapes he imparted a
poetic tranquility. The French scenes echo Corot...."
(From British Printmakers 1855 - 1955, Garton & Co.)

A friend of Malcolm Osborne with whom he went on etching
trips to France. He won the M.C. during the First World War.


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