Lot 394: * Floyd (Donald H., 1892-1965). Summer lane with

* Floyd (Donald H., 1892-1965). Summer lane with trees, possibly Devon, 1921, oil on board, of a female figure under a large tree in a sunlit lane, signed and dated lower right, 36 x 46cm (14 x 18ins), framed. Provenance: obtained by the current owner from the artist's son, Roger Floyd of Monmouth. Donald Henry Floyd was born in Plymouth, and appears to have been mostly self-taught, developing a style of working outdoors and capturing scenes in oil straight onto canvas. In 1913 he exhibited his first work at the Liverpool Art Gallery. During the Great War he was posted in Palestine, Egypt and India, although he continued to paint while off-duty. After the war he settled in Caldicote near Newport, South Wales, moving eventually to Chepstow and then Tintern. He became a prolific painter of the scenery and culture of the places in which he resided. In 1920 he had his first work exhibited at the Royal Academy, the first of 30 works that would feature in the annual exhibitions over the years.. (1)