Robert Wood (1889-1979), Hill Country Landscape, oil on canvas, 20 x 30 in. canvas size

Robert W. Wood (1889-1979) was a well-known American landscape painter for several decades, and his work has been widely reproduced.
Wood was born in 1889 in Sandgate, England. His father, W.L. Wood was a Victorian painter, and young Robert displayed an early ability for painting. He studied painting in the traditional manner of the late-Victorian period in nearby Folkstone. After service in the Royal Army, he emigrated to America in 1910.
Eventually residing in Texas, Wood established a reputation for beautifully painted landscapes of familiar Texas scenes. He studied with one of the area's best known artists, Jose Arpa (b.1868), and there is little doubt that Wood was also influenced by the painters Robert and Julian Onderdonk (1853-1917 and 1882-1922 respectively).