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Owen Bowen. "Wharfedale". Landscape Oil Painting.
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Owen Bowen. "Wharfedale". Landscape Oil Painting.

1900 - 1920
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Artist: Owen Bowen. R.O.I., P.R.Cam A. (1873-1967). Member of the Staithes Group of Artists.

Title: "Carthorses and Hens in Wharfedale".

Signed. Dated 1920. Oil on canvas.

Size: 17"x 21". Framed size: 22"x 26".

Now cleaned and framed and in very good ready to hang condition. Free UK delivery.

For more info please contact us at:

Tel: 01677 424830 Mob: 07885 175279 Email: williamgreenwoodfineart@gmail.com

Website: wgreenwoodfineart.co.uk Trade enquiries welcome.

He was educated at Leeds High School and during the evenings studied at Leeds School Of Art under Gilbert Foster who was a pioneer of the art colony at Staithes.

Owen Bowen received his first paint box as a christmas present when he was four. His brother, Miles, provided his initial art training but he soon came under the influence of Gilbert Foster at evening classes in the Leeds School of Art and privately at his studio.

He first exhibited in 1888 at the age of fifteen. The Yorkshire Union of Artists was formed in that year and he was involved at the very outset, winning two medals in the amateur section. At the second annual exhibition, four of his landscapes were hung in prominent positions. A fracas with the secretary during the third annual exhibition resulted in his expulsion at the age of only seventeen.

He had his own studio at eighteen and started exhibiting at the Royal Academy the following year. During the subsequent years, he regularly visited Staithes. To assist these summer activities, he rented a cottage for over ten years at Robin Hood's Bay. He exhibited extensively and mounted two major exhibitions of his own work.

Physical Dimensions
Height
56cm (22.05")
Width
66cm (25.98")
Depth
5cm (1.97")
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William Greenwood Fine Art has dated this Antique Landscape Oil Painting to the 1920s.

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Description
Artist: Owen Bowen. R.O.I., P.R.Cam A. (1873-1967). Member of the Staithes Group of Artists.

Title: "Carthorses and Hens in Wharfedale".

Signed. Dated 1920. Oil on canvas.

Size: 17"x 21". Framed size: 22"x 26".

fig 1. An impressionistic oil painting depicting a rural Yorkshire landscape with bare trees, working farm animals, and an expansive dale under a cloud-filled blue sky.
fig 1. Owen Bowen. "Wharfedale". Landscape Oil Painting.

Now cleaned and framed and in very good ready to hang condition. Free UK delivery.

For more info please contact us at:

“
Tel: 01677 424830 Mob: 07885 175279 Email: williamgreenwoodfineart@gmail.
William Greenwood Fine Art

com

fig 2. An impressionistic oil painting depicting a rural Yorkshire landscape with bare trees, working farm animals, and an expansive dale under a cloud-filled blue sky.
fig 2. Owen Bowen. "Wharfedale". Landscape Oil Painting.

Website: wgreenwoodfineart.co.uk Trade enquiries welcome.

He was educated at Leeds High School and during the evenings studied at Leeds School Of Art under Gilbert Foster who was a pioneer of the art colony at Staithes.

fig 3. An impressionistic oil painting depicting a rural Yorkshire landscape with bare trees, working farm animals, and an expansive dale under a cloud-filled blue sky.
fig 3. Owen Bowen. "Wharfedale". Landscape Oil Painting.

Owen Bowen received his first paint box as a christmas present when he was four. His brother, Miles, provided his initial art training but he soon came under the influence of Gilbert Foster at evening classes in the Leeds School of Art and privately at his studio.

fig 4. An impressionistic oil painting depicting a rural Yorkshire landscape with bare trees, working farm animals, and an expansive dale under a cloud-filled blue sky.
fig 4. Owen Bowen. "Wharfedale". Landscape Oil Painting.

He first exhibited in 1888 at the age of fifteen. The Yorkshire Union of Artists was formed in that year and he was involved at the very outset, winning two medals in the amateur section. At the second annual exhibition, four of his landscapes were hung in prominent positions. A fracas with the secretary during the third annual exhibition resulted in his expulsion at the age of only seventeen.

fig 5. An impressionistic oil painting depicting a rural Yorkshire landscape with bare trees, working farm animals, and an expansive dale under a cloud-filled blue sky.
fig 5. Owen Bowen. "Wharfedale". Landscape Oil Painting.

He had his own studio at eighteen and started exhibiting at the Royal Academy the following year. During the subsequent years, he regularly visited Staithes. To assist these summer activities, he rented a cottage for over ten years at Robin Hood's Bay. He exhibited extensively and mounted two major exhibitions of his own work.

Height
56cm (22.05")
Width
66cm (25.98")
Depth
5cm (1.97")
Date of Manufacture

William Greenwood Fine Art has dated this Antique Landscape Oil Painting to the 1920s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1158012
Dealers Internal Ref
wgp
William Greenwood Fine Art
Sellingantiques verified Since Oct 2012
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An impressionistic oil painting depicting a rural Yorkshire landscape with bare trees, working farm animals, and an expansive dale under a cloud-filled blue sky.
Owen Bowen. "Wharfedale". Landscape oil painting.
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  • ObjectOil Painting
  • Period1900 - 1920
  • StyleBritish Impressionism
  • MaterialOil, Canvas
  • ColourSky Blue
  • MotifsBare trees, Impasto brushwork, Rolling dales, Working farm animals
  • SizeH 56 cm (22 in) x W 66 cm (26 in) x D 5 cm (2 in)

This oil painting by Owen Bowen dates from the British Impressionism period of 1920. Executed in oil on canvas, the artwork is rendered in an English Country House design vibe with a prominent sky blue palette, incorporating textured impasto brushwork, bare trees, rolling dales, and working farm animals. The composition depicts a rural Yorkshire landscape with large trees in the foreground, horses and hens on a farm track, and an expansive dale under a cloud-filled sky, signed by the artist and presented in a clean, ready-to-hang condition. Measuring 56 cm high, 66 cm wide, and 5 cm deep, the canvas carries a visible signature in the lower left corner alongside thick paint texture and atmospheric brush strokes. Placed above the mantel in a traditional living space or study, this piece brings classic pastoral charm to an interior wall.

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British Impressionism emerged in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, focusing on plein air execution, fluid brushwork, and atmospheric light rather than strict studio realism. Artists frequently depicted rural landscapes, coastal scenes, and agricultural life across Britain.

Painters during this period primarily utilised oil-based pigments mixed with linseed oil, applied onto stretched linen canvas, wooden panels, or prepared artist boards. Natural bristle brushes and palette knives were employed to achieve impasto textures.

Authenticity is assessed through provenance documentation, artist signatures, brushwork handling, and physical construction analysis. Physical markers such as aged canvas weave, stretcher bar signatures, and natural paint cracking (craquelure) assist in confirmation.

Positioning an impressionist oil painting above a sideboard, mantelpiece, or console table provides a focal point. Paired with minimalist contemporary furniture or neutral wall palette, the warm earth tones and textured paint application create balance.

Oil paintings should be displayed away from direct sunlight, high humidity, and extreme heat sources to prevent cracking or fading. Dust gently using a soft, dry camel-hair brush, and consult a professional conservator for varnish removal or surface cleaning.
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