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ANTIQUE #SA1041759

Original Framed Watercolour Of Tintern Abbey Ruins, Ca 1960s? By Edward Wesson

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Large Mounted, Framed & Glazed Original Watercolour of Tintern Abbey Ruins, ca 1960s? by Edward Wesson (Brit. 1910-83)
 
Edward Wesson was an exceptionally talented British artist, demonstrator & teacher with a simple but very effective technique; best known for his watercolours, his works are known for their mastery of brushwork and are very much sought-after.
 
Edward ''Ted'' Wesson was born in Blackheath, London and drew much of his early inspiration from the tidal waters of the River Thames, in particular the spritsail barges that later became one of his favourite subjects. Ted was almost entirely self-taught, having suddenly felt ''an urge to paint'' in his early twenties, whilst working in the textile industry. He experimented with watercolour and particularly enjoyed the rapid technique of the medium. During World War 2 he met an Italian painter called Ascanio Tealdi, who introduced him to painting in oils. The guidance and advice of Tealdi had a great impact on him and, within three years of returning to England, his oil paintings were being accepted by the Royal Academy. The fact that his oils were accepted so readily spurred Wesson on to seek similar recognition for his watercolours and by 1952 he was a full member of the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolour, becoming one of their most consistent exhibitors and a member of the Council. He also began to exhibit regularly with the Royal Society of Marine Artists and the Royal Society of British Artists.
 
By the 1960s his painting was becoming more and more important to him. In addition to selling his pictures, he was lecturing and demonstrating all over the country and, as the momentum of his artistic activities increased, it became inevitable that he would have to choose between his career and his painting. Helped by the knowledge that he could, at the very least, match his business income through the sale of his pictures, he turned to painting full-time. This change of emphasis resulted in a per...
Antique #SA1041759, shown on this page, originates from 1960. For historical context, the timeline below highlights the period when it was made:
1960
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