David Humphreys (born 1937) British artist 'In the Shadow of the Mountain' David Humphreys (born 1937) British artist 'In the Shadow of the Mountain' framed
David Humphreys (born 1937) British artist 'In the Shadow of the Mountain' David Humphreys (born 1937) British artist 'In the Shadow of the Mountain' framed
About David Humphreys

Born in London to a Welsh father and a Scots Mother, he won a scholarship to study fine art at Durham University. After Graduating he taught art in London before devoting himself entirely to painting in the 1970s. Humphreys’ work is rooted in the landscape, celebrating the land as a life force and is influenced by the poetry of Edward Thomas. He is a lyrical painter in the British pastoral tradition and has exhibited widely, in New York, South America, Australia and the South Seas, however he returns again and again to Pembrokeshire. He is represented in several public collections including The Art’s Council of Great Britain and The National Library of Wales. Corporate collections include The Royal Bank of the Netherlands and American Express.
He was invited to show with The Royal Cambrian Academy by Sir Kyffin Williams and has regularly been selected to show in the Royal Academy Summer exhibition.

In the Shadow of the Mountain

£3,450
As a Monmouthshire boy I’m disappointed only to crowbar one Welsh painter into the show but David is a fine ambassador for our shared culture. We have shown his paintings directly from his studio from time to time but this is an early work, from the 1960s or ’70s. It sparks all manner of Hiraeth for me as although I live in a particularly verdant Welsh county, I’m one mountain away from the Welsh valleys and all the historical industrial scarring that implies. This foreboding slag heap of a hill behind the little community, complete with chapel, could be a brand logo for much of South Wales.
About David Humphreys

Born in London to a Welsh father and a Scots Mother, he won a scholarship to study fine art at Durham University. After Graduating he taught art in London before devoting himself entirely to painting in the 1970s. Humphreys’ work is rooted in the landscape, celebrating the land as a life force and is influenced by the poetry of Edward Thomas. He is a lyrical painter in the British pastoral tradition and has exhibited widely, in New York, South America, Australia and the South Seas, however he returns again and again to Pembrokeshire. He is represented in several public collections including The Art’s Council of Great Britain and The National Library of Wales. Corporate collections include The Royal Bank of the Netherlands and American Express.
He was invited to show with The Royal Cambrian Academy by Sir Kyffin Williams and has regularly been selected to show in the Royal Academy Summer exhibition.