£3,100
Reginald Grenville Eves RA (1876-1941): oil on canvas, portrait of Thomas Hardy (1840-1928), signed and dated 1924 UR, Philip Mould gallery labels verso, image 50 x 60cm, overall 70 x 80cm.
In 1901, Eves had his first work shown at the Royal Academy. He exhibited in Paris several times and won a silver medal in 1924 and a gold medal in 1926 at the Paris Salon. He was elected as an Associate of the Royal Academy in 1933 and a Royal Academician in 1939. Eves established a successful society portrait practice in London and his subjects included Thomas Hardy, Sir Ernest Shackleton, George VI and Sir Max Beerbohm.
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