James Charles (UK, England, 1851 - 1906) Oil on canvas painting of a figure near a duck pond with a church in the distance. Signed lower right. In 1872 he entered the Royal Academy schools before going to study in Paris. There, he was drawn to Impressionism, and particularly the plein-air movement. On his return to Britain, he exhibited regularly, and had some success abroad, winning medals at the Paris Exposition Universelle of 1889, and the Chicago World's Fair in 1893. Sight size: 23.5 x 35 in. Overall Size: 32 x 44 in.