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Herbert Royle "Hay Harvesting, Wharfedale" Oil Painting
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Herbert Royle "Hay Harvesting, Wharfedale" Oil Painting

1900 - 1920
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Herbert Royle (1870-1958) was a British landscape painter, born in Patricroft, Lancashire. He trained at the Harris Institute in Preston and Southport school of art under John William Buxton Knight. He exhibited extensively at the Walker gallery, Liverpool, Manchester city art gallery, Royal Academy and at other Galleries and Exhibitions throughout the Country. From 1924 onwards he lived at the Manor House in the hamlet of Nesfield, near Ilkley, where he also had a studio on the hillside above the house. Some of his finest work was painted in this area around his home in Wharfedale.

"Hay Harvesting above the Wharfe" is a fine example. Measuring 20" x 30" it is signed lower left and is framed giving an overall size of 28" x 30". On the back is the remains of an old inscription giving the title.

Physical Dimensions
Height
72cm (28.35")
Width
98cm (38.58")
Depth
9cm (3.54")
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McTague of Harrogate has dated this Herbert Royle Landscape Painting to the 1920s.

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Herbert Royle (1870-1958) was a British landscape painter, born in Patricroft, Lancashire.
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He trained at the Harris Institute in Preston and Southport school of art under John William Buxton Knight.
McTague of Harrogate

He exhibited extensively at the Walker gallery, Liverpool, Manchester city art gallery, Royal Academy and at other Galleries and Exhibitions throughout the Country. From 1924 onwards he lived at the Manor House in the hamlet of Nesfield, near Ilkley, where he also had a studio on the hillside above the house. Some of his finest work was painted in this area around his home in Wharfedale.

fig 1. An impressionist oil painting depicting agricultural workers harvesting hay in a green Wharfedale landscape beneath a vast, cloud-filled sky.
fig 1. Herbert Royle "Hay Harvesting, Wharfedale" Oil Painting

"Hay Harvesting above the Wharfe" is a fine example. Measuring 20" x 30" it is signed lower left and is framed giving an overall size of 28" x 30". On the back is the remains of an old inscription giving the title.

Height
72cm (28.35")
Width
98cm (38.58")
Depth
9cm (3.54")
Date of Manufacture

McTague of Harrogate has dated this Herbert Royle Landscape Painting to the 1920s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1104203
McTague of Harrogate
McTague of Harrogate
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Mctague of harrogate are yorkshire based dealers in old pictures. Please see website mctague.co.uk

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An impressionist oil painting depicting agricultural workers harvesting hay in a green Wharfedale landscape beneath a vast, cloud-filled sky.
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Archive I An impressionist oil painting depicting agricultural workers harvesting hay in a green Wharfedale landscape beneath a vast, cloud-filled sky.

Herbert Royle "Hay Harvesting, Wharfedale" Oil Painting

Archive II An impressionist oil painting depicting agricultural workers harvesting hay in a green Wharfedale landscape beneath a vast, cloud-filled sky. View II
Archive III An impressionist oil painting depicting agricultural workers harvesting hay in a green Wharfedale landscape beneath a vast, cloud-filled sky. View III
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An impressionist oil painting depicting agricultural workers harvesting hay in a green Wharfedale landscape beneath a vast, cloud-filled sky.
Herbert Royle "Hay Harvesting, Wharfedale" oil painting
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An impressionist oil painting depicting agricultural workers harvesting hay in a green Wharfedale landscape beneath a vast, cloud-filled sky.
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British Impressionism emerged in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, adapting French plein-air techniques to capture British atmospheric conditions, subtle light variations, and rural agricultural scenes using loose brushwork.

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