William Mellor

William Mellor was born in 1851 in Barnsley, England and lived most of his life in Yorkshire. He worked in Ilkley, Scarborough and later Harrogate, where he died in 1931. Mellor is renowned for his landscapes, particularly North Wales and the West Country.

Typically Mellor depicted scenes in summer or early autumn. The most distinctive feature of Mellor's paintings is the meticulously delicate rendering of trees and foliage heightened by a rich sunlight that bathes the scene.

There has recently been a renewed recognition of his finely detailed work, and he is now much in demand.

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