David Davies

History
David Davies was born to Welsh born parents. He attended Redan Primary School, Sebastopol State School and the Ballarat Technical Art School (a division of the Ballarat School of Mines). In 1887 to 1890 studied at the National Gallery School, Melbourne. He painted with the 'Heidelberg School', before leaving Australia in 1890 to study in Paris at the Académie Julian. He married in 1891 and soon after went to live at St Ives, Cornwall, England.