E Wood, Farmhouse Near Godalming, Surrey - Antique Watercolour

Name: E Wood, Farmhouse Near Godalming, Surrey - Antique Watercolour
Brand: Antique
SKU: SA1058115
Availability: SoldOut

19th century

Sold by Brave Fine Art

Description

This charming late 19th-century watercolour by British artist E Wood depicts a beautiful 15th/16th century farmhouse near Godalming in Surrey, England.

As chickens rummage for food amid the verdant grass, sunlight illuminates the splendid timber-framed form of a substantial historic farmhouse. A stone wall attached to a wooden porch leads to a five-bar gate. A local, perhaps a farmer, leans to open it.

The artist E Wood is surprisingly not mentioned in the various directories despite their evident skill. The quality of the draughtsmanship is particularly reminiscent of Helen Allingham RWS (1848-1926) who is well admired for her depictions of picturesque buildings in Surrey. It’s likely the two crossed paths.

Signed in the lower right and held within a later frame. Glazed.

Medium: Watercolour on paper

Overall size: 18½” x 14½” / 47cm x 37cm

Year of creation: c. 1880

Labels & Inscriptions: Inscribed with title on reverse (under frame).

Provenance: Private collection, England.

Condition: Assessed and approved by our conservator. Frame with various scuffs and abrasions.

Our reference: BRV1799

Physical Dimensions

Height

37cm (14.57")

Width

47cm (18.50")

Depth

3cm (1.18")

Declaration

Brave Fine Art has dated this piece to the 1880s.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA1058115

Description

This charming late 19th-century watercolour by British artist E Wood depicts a beautiful 15th/16th century farmhouse near Godalming in Surrey, England.

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As chickens rummage for food amid the verdant grass, sunlight illuminates the splendid timber-framed form of a substantial historic farmhouse.

Brave Fine Art

A stone wall attached to a wooden porch leads to a five-bar gate. A local, perhaps a farmer, leans to open it.

fig 1. E Wood, Farmhouse Near Godalming, Surrey - Antique Watercolour

The artist E Wood is surprisingly not mentioned in the various directories despite their evident skill. The quality of the draughtsmanship is particularly reminiscent of Helen Allingham RWS (1848-1926) who is well admired for her depictions of picturesque buildings in Surrey. It’s likely the two crossed paths.