GEORGE VERNON STOKES (British, 1873-1954) George Vernon Stokes (1873 – 1954) was an illustrator of great renown, who made pictures and drawings for scores of dog encyclopedias, breed books, and stories. Together with his sister Cynthia Harnett, Stokes produced numerous large format illustrated children’s stories with a dog or dogs as central characters.
His paintings were loose in format, lush in color, portrayed great personality, and Terriers were particularly plentiful in his body of work. He contributed illustrations to magazines and books on dogs and natural history and Exhibited at the RA from 1907, RBA and provincial galleries. Stokes lived near Carlisle for some years and later near Deal in Kent.
The four prints on this page are in my personal collection
My name is Kevin Spiker from Washington DC. I was looking for some artwork online and i found your contact while searching. I will like to purchase some of your work for my wife as a surprise gift for our 20th anniversary.Please kindly send pics and prices of some of your art which are ready for immediate sale within price range $500- $5000, i could be flexible with price. So i will hope to hear a lot more about any available piece in your inventory ready for immediate sale.
Thanks and best regards,
Kevin.