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Lot 159:
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Keywords: Romanticism, Victorian Landscape Art, Realism Movement, British Watercolor School, Naturalist Tradition, Picturesque Movement, J.M.W. Turner style, John Constable style, Thomas Creswick style, watercolor on paper, 19th century, transparent wash technique, atmospheric landscape, pastoral setting, country estate view, picture
George Sheffield signed important large watercolor painting. Dated 1867 and titled "Moated Grange". Old Exhibition Label on Verso.
Provenance: Sir Arthur Crosfield, 41 West Hill, Highgate N6, London. This Historic Mansion is next to Queen Elizabeth’s (Now King Charles) Highgate residence. Sir Arthur Crosfield was a member of London High Society. this residence is noted as one of the oldest and largest, in private ownership
Artist Bio: Sheffield was celebrated for his watercolors of expansive and dramatic landscapes, continuing in the tradition of British artists such as John Constable (1776-1837) and J.M.W. Turner (1775-1851). The present work reveals the influence of these figures on Sheffield’s approach, largely in the atmospheric sense and the contrasting tones of light and dark. As a nephew of the portrait painter George Sheffield (fl. 1825-1835), Sheffield took his first lessons from his uncle. When his family moved to Warrington he studied under Sir Samuel Luke Fildes, RA (1844-1927) and at Manchester he was apprenticed to a printer and studied at the School of Art. Sheffield was at sea for a number of years and on settling in Bettws-y-Coed in 1861 he concentrated on landscape and marine painting. He was noted as both an oil and watercolour painter. He exhibited at the Royal Academy from 1873-1878. An exhibition label is attached on the rear of this work.
Measurements: Visible: 24 x 37 1/4 in. (61 x 94.6 cm.), Frame: 37 x 50 1/2 in. (94 x 128.3 cm.)
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