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John Edward Bale 1834-1913 Norfolk Countryside Watercolour South Creake 1858
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John Edward Bale 1834-1913 Norfolk Countryside Watercolour South Creake 1858

19th century
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*Please Note. This price excludes the cost of carriage which will be an additional £30.00 within the UK. Worldwide shipping available.*

A beautifully painted watercolour highlighting St Mary’s church at South Creake, Norfolk

Painted with fine attention to detail and good strong colours.

Presented within its original glazed gilt frame with arched gold coloured mount and title to the lower centre. Boarded verso to protect against damp.

Size to include frame: H53.1cm L72cm Image only: H36cm approx. L55.5cm approx.

Artist John Edward Bale was born at South Creake, Norfolk July 27th 1834.

He was the eldest son of farmer John Edward Bale (1803-1862) and his wife Mary Nee Branford 1813-1899.

In 1861 aged 26, John moved to 11 Bulstrode Street, Marylebone, London. He was an Ensign in the 1st West Indian Regiment. Whilst on tour, John embellished Surgeon Major Augustus Frederick Eliotts diary with calligraphy and watercolour titles. The diary is now kept at Duke University Library.

John was promoted to Captain during his tour and later retired from the army in 1881 as major. He married Charlotte Gordon Lee Nee Johnson at Christ Church, Ealing November 10th 1868.

Bale was an artist of oil and watercolours and exhibited at the Royal Academy. He was also a member of the Ipswich Fine Art Club 1886-1890 exhibiting from St Johns Street, Colchester. Bale was also an architect and provided illustrations to the Illustrated London News whilst on his tours abroad. In 1891, John is known to have lived at 11 Gray Road, Colchester with Charlotte and their four children. John died whilst at this residence on March 12th 1913.

Royal Academy Exhibits from Mount Pleasant, Tunbridge Wells:

1856 1105 Interior of South Creake Church, Norfolk - drawing

from 15 Frederick Street, Caledonian Road, London

1858 1075 Interior of North Creake Church, Norfolk - drawing

from 11 Bulstrode Street, Cavendish Square, London

1859 1075 Interior of West Tofts Church - drawing

Physical Dimensions
Height
53.1cm (20.91")
Width
72cm (28.35")
Declaration

Roger Bradbury Antiques has dated this Victorian Norfolk Watercolour Landscape to the 1880s.

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SA1158369
Description
*Please Note. This price excludes the cost of carriage which will be an additional £30.00 within the UK. Worldwide shipping available.*

A beautifully painted watercolour highlighting St Mary’s church at South Creake, Norfolk

fig 1. A 19th-century watercolour landscape painting depicting a rural Norfolk village with a medieval church tower under an overcast sky.
fig 1. John Edward Bale 1834-1913 Norfolk Countryside Watercolour South Creake 1858

Painted with fine attention to detail and good strong colours.

“
Presented within its original glazed gilt frame with arched gold coloured mount and title to the lower centre.
Roger Bradbury Antiques

Boarded verso to protect against damp.

fig 2. A 19th-century watercolour landscape painting depicting a rural Norfolk village with a medieval church tower under an overcast sky.
fig 2. John Edward Bale 1834-1913 Norfolk Countryside Watercolour South Creake 1858

Size to include frame: H53.1cm L72cm Image only: H36cm approx. L55.5cm approx.

Artist John Edward Bale was born at South Creake, Norfolk July 27th 1834.

He was the eldest son of farmer John Edward Bale (1803-1862) and his wife Mary Nee Branford 1813-1899.

fig 3. A 19th-century watercolour landscape painting depicting a rural Norfolk village with a medieval church tower under an overcast sky.
fig 3. John Edward Bale 1834-1913 Norfolk Countryside Watercolour South Creake 1858

In 1861 aged 26, John moved to 11 Bulstrode Street, Marylebone, London. He was an Ensign in the 1st West Indian Regiment. Whilst on tour, John embellished Surgeon Major Augustus Frederick Eliotts diary with calligraphy and watercolour titles. The diary is now kept at Duke University Library.

fig 4. A 19th-century watercolour landscape painting depicting a rural Norfolk village with a medieval church tower under an overcast sky.
fig 4. John Edward Bale 1834-1913 Norfolk Countryside Watercolour South Creake 1858

John was promoted to Captain during his tour and later retired from the army in 1881 as major. He married Charlotte Gordon Lee Nee Johnson at Christ Church, Ealing November 10th 1868.

Bale was an artist of oil and watercolours and exhibited at the Royal Academy. He was also a member of the Ipswich Fine Art Club 1886-1890 exhibiting from St Johns Street, Colchester. Bale was also an architect and provided illustrations to the Illustrated London News whilst on his tours abroad. In 1891, John is known to have lived at 11 Gray Road, Colchester with Charlotte and their four children. John died whilst at this residence on March 12th 1913.

fig 5. A 19th-century watercolour landscape painting depicting a rural Norfolk village with a medieval church tower under an overcast sky.
fig 5. John Edward Bale 1834-1913 Norfolk Countryside Watercolour South Creake 1858

Royal Academy Exhibits from Mount Pleasant, Tunbridge Wells:

1856 1105 Interior of South Creake Church, Norfolk - drawing

from 15 Frederick Street, Caledonian Road, London

1858 1075 Interior of North Creake Church, Norfolk - drawing

from 11 Bulstrode Street, Cavendish Square, London

1859 1075 Interior of West Tofts Church - drawing

Height
53.1cm (20.91")
Width
72cm (28.35")
Date of Manufacture

Roger Bradbury Antiques has dated this Victorian Norfolk Watercolour Landscape to the 1880s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1158369
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Victorian watercolour landscape art focused on naturalistic depictions of rural scenery, capturing atmospheric light, weather effects, and regional British topography with fine brushwork.

Artists utilised water-soluble pigments painted directly onto heavy rag paper, frequently layering delicate washes alongside detailed line work to build tone and depth.

Authentic pieces feature age-appropriate paper toning, historic mounting methods, signatures or dates rendered in contemporary ink or pencil, and light-related fading consistent with organic pigments.

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