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Joseph W. Milliken. " Market Morning, Berry" Townscape Watercolour.
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Joseph W. Milliken. " Market Morning, Berry" Townscape Watercolour.

1900 - 1920
Description

Artist: Joseph William Milliken (1860-1939).

Title: ''Market Morning, Berry''. France.

Signed and Inscribed verso. Circa 1900. Watercolour.

Size: 9 1/2''x 13 1/2''. Framed size: 17''x 22''.

See SA 1145406 for the pair to this painting.

Now cleaned and framed.

In good ready to hang condition. Free UK delivery. Trade enquiries welcome. For more info please contact us at:

Tel: 01677 424830 Mob: 07885 175279

Email: williamgreenwoodfineart@gmail.com

Website: wgreenwoodfineart.co.uk

Joseph William Milliken (1865-1945) was a Liverpool-born landscape artist who also painted continental scenes in watercolours. Milliken exhibited many times at the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool and also showed at Royal Academy and Royal Cambrian Academy. There has been some confusion about his first name but government records show that it was as above and not James as is occasionally stated.

Date of Manufacture

William Greenwood Fine Art has dated this Antique Townscape Watercolour Painting to the 1900s.

Independent Date Guide ID 09019494
Dealer's Item Date1900s
Sellingantiques Date1900s
Sellingantiques agingItem 105-135 years old
ResultsDates match
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to THE 1900s:
Signed lower left: the working hand of Joseph William Milliken.
Costume of bonnets, aprons and hooded capes: traditional rural French attire.
Tonal watercolor washes with bodycolour highlights: English watercolour school methods.
Preserved inscription verso: original recording of the Berry townscape subject.

This Independent Date Guide was compiled by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. It works only from the photographs shown on this page and is never told the date the dealer has declared. It is a guide, not a guarantee of age, and occasional errors can occur.

Physical Dimensions
Height
43cm (16.93")
Width
56cm (22.05")
Depth
5cm (1.97")
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SA1145642
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Description
Artist: Joseph William Milliken (1860-1939).

Title: ''Market Morning, Berry''. France.

Signed and Inscribed verso. Circa 1900. Watercolour.

Size: 9 1/2''x 13 1/2''. Framed size: 17''x 22''.

See SA 1145406 for the pair to this painting.

fig 1. A watercolour painting depicting a busy French town market square with stalls, traditional buildings, and figures.
fig 1. Joseph W. Milliken. " Market Morning, Berry" Townscape Watercolour.

Now cleaned and framed.

In good ready to hang condition. Free UK delivery. Trade enquiries welcome. For more info please contact us at:

Tel: 01677 424830 Mob: 07885 175279

fig 2. A watercolour painting depicting a busy French town market square with stalls, traditional buildings, and figures.
fig 2. Joseph W. Milliken. " Market Morning, Berry" Townscape Watercolour.

Email: williamgreenwoodfineart@gmail.com

Website: wgreenwoodfineart.co.uk

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Joseph William Milliken (1865-1945) was a Liverpool-born landscape artist who also painted continental scenes in watercolours.
William Greenwood Fine Art

Milliken exhibited many times at the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool and also showed at Royal Academy and Royal Cambrian Academy. There has been some confusion about his first name but government records show that it was as above and not James as is occasionally stated.

Date of Manufacture

William Greenwood Fine Art has dated this Antique Townscape Watercolour Painting to the 1900s.

Independent Date Report ID 09019494
Dealer's Item Date1900s
Sellingantiques dating1900s
Sellingantiques agingItem 105-135 years old
ResultsDates match
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to the 1900s:
Signed lower left: the working hand of Joseph William Milliken.
Costume of bonnets, aprons and hooded capes: traditional rural French attire.
Tonal watercolor washes with bodycolour highlights: English watercolour school methods.
Preserved inscription verso: original recording of the Berry townscape subject.

This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.

Height
43cm (16.93")
Width
56cm (22.05")
Depth
5cm (1.97")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1145642
Dealers Internal Ref
wgp
William Greenwood Fine Art
Sellingantiques verified Since Oct 2012
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A watercolour painting depicting a busy French town market square with stalls, traditional buildings, and figures.
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Archive I A watercolour painting depicting a busy French town market square with stalls, traditional buildings, and figures.

Joseph W. Milliken. " Market Morning, Berry" Townscape Watercolour.

Archive II A watercolour painting depicting a busy French town market square with stalls, traditional buildings, and figures. View II
Archive III A watercolour painting depicting a busy French town market square with stalls, traditional buildings, and figures. View III
Archive IV A watercolour painting depicting a busy French town market square with stalls, traditional buildings, and figures. View IV
Archive V A watercolour painting depicting a busy French town market square with stalls, traditional buildings, and figures. View V
Archive VI A watercolour painting depicting a busy French town market square with stalls, traditional buildings, and figures. View VI
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A watercolour painting depicting a busy French town market square with stalls, traditional buildings, and figures.
Joseph W. Milliken. " Market Morning, Berry" Townscape Watercolour.
Ref: SA1145642
A watercolour painting depicting a busy French town market square with stalls, traditional buildings, and figures.
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  • ObjectFine Art Painting
  • Period1900 - 1920
  • StyleEdwardian
  • MaterialWatercolour, Paper
  • ColourMuted Ochre
  • MotifsMarket stalls, Mansard roofs, Figurative groups, Cobblestone street
  • SizeH 43 cm (17 in) x W 56 cm (22 in) x D 5 cm (2 in)

This Edwardian fine art painting is an original watercolour on paper by the landscape artist Joseph William Milliken, dating from circa 1900. The artwork depicts a busy French town market square with market stalls, mansard roofs, figurative groups, and a cobblestone street, rendered in a muted ochre colour palette. The piece is signed by the artist and inscribed verso, and it arrives cleaned and framed in good ready-to-hang condition. Measuring 43 cm high, 56 cm wide, and 5 cm deep, the framed painting brings historic continental charm to an interior. Placement suits traditional living spaces, where it hangs effectively above a sideboard in a dining room or study to complement an English Country House design vibe. The watercolour medium captures the architectural details of the traditional buildings and the lively atmosphere of the market scene below under an open sky. Collectors of early twentieth-century British watercolours will find this continental street scene a fitting addition to an existing collection or gallery wall arrangement.

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British watercolour townscapes from this era typically feature topographical interest, architectural precision, and atmospheric washes depicting continental European street scenes and daily life.

Artists used water-soluble pigments ground with gum arabic on heavy cotton or linen rag paper, executed using natural hair brushes.

Authentic period watercolours feature age-appropriate paper toning, artist signatures, natural pigment settling, and signs of period mounting or framing materials.

Display the painting in a simple gallery frame on a feature wall, or integrate it into a gallery wall surrounded by complementary period prints and contemporary line drawings.

Keep the artwork framed under UV-filtering glass with acid-free matting, away from direct sunlight, high humidity, and extreme temperature fluctuations.
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