ARTHUR WARDLE   RI RBC

(1864-1949)

Arthur Wardle was best known for his paintings of domestic and wild animals, as well as sporting scenes.   He worked mostly in oils, but he also used watercolours and pastels,   to make many wonderful studies of animals. A self-taught artist, Arthur Wardle’s first work was accepted for exhibition at the Royal Academy in 1880 when he was just 16 years old, and he continued to exhibit his work until 1935 including at Suffolk Street and the New Watercolour Society.    Arthur Wardle  died on July 16, 1949.