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Victor Hume Moody created timeless images of an Arcadian idyll at a time when most artists had turned their backs on the classical tradition. The centuries old heritage of Western art was too inspiring and too valuable for him to simply abandon. Over a working life of nearly 70 years he tirelessly researched and worked to revive traditional painting techniques. At the same time hecreated a unique fusion of classical figure composition and the pastoral English landscape.Since Victor Moody died his work has been widely seen and his reputation has steadily risen. The Harris Museum in Preston held a retrospective exhibition, ¿The Last Classicist¿, in 1992 and more recently his work featured in the 2010 exhibition ¿Counterpoint - Modern Realism 1910-1950¿ held at the Fine Art Society. The dispersal of works from the Estate of the artist¿s daughter, which has made this present catalogue possible, represents a further importantmoment in the rehabiliation of Victor Moody¿s reputation. It is hoped that his work will, as a result, continue to become more widely seen and better understood.
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Born in Stafford in 1965, Paul Liss is a fine art dealer and exhibition organiser. He joined Sotheby's as a Bursary student prior to working for Hazlitt, Gooden & Fox. He has created numerous catalogues/exhibtions such as Stanley Lewis (Cecil Higgens, 2010), Alan Sorrell (John Soane Museum, 2013) Evelyn Dunbar (Pallant House, 2015), WWI and WWII (Morley Gallery London, 2014 and 2016). He founded Liss Llewellyn Fine Art in 1991.
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Victor Hume Moody created timeless images of an Arcadian idyll at a time when most artists had turned their backs on the classical tradition. During almost 70 years he tirelessly researched and worked to revive traditional painting techniques, creating a unique fusion of classical figure composition and the pastoral English landscape.
