José Weiss - A River In Flood In Sussex

José WEISS Neuilly-sur-Seine, 1859 - Houghton (England), 1919 Oil on wooden panel Signed lower left “José Weiss” 40 x 61.5 cm (54 x 75 cm with the frame) Joseph Vincent Nicholas Francis Weiss , says José Weiss is a landscape painter born in France but who went to live and paint in Sussex, England. He lived in Houghton in Sussex and painted landscapes there, often with a river and trees, in a style close to the Barbizon School. He exhibited at the Royal Academy in London and enjoyed success with an American clientele in particular. His paintings are present in collections and museums in the United Kingdom and North America (National Gallery of Canada, Winnipeg, Chicago, St Louis, Dublin. Falmouth Art Gallery, Southampton Art Gallery, Kirklees Museum, Laing Art Gallery, City of London Corporation, Atkinson Art Collection, Museums Sheffield, Usher Gallery in Lincolnshire, Bradford and Worthing).