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James Thomas Watts Watercolour ‘ Whitby with the Abbey in the Background’
Graham Reed Fine Art
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James Thomas Watts Watercolour ‘ Whitby with the Abbey in the Background’

1900 - 1920
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James Thomas Watts RCA RBSA 1853-1930.Liverpool landscape painter,who exhibited from 1873,at the RA from 1878,SS,NWS,GG,RBSA and elsewhere; titles at the RA,including ‘ Beech Trees in the Winter’,1878, ‘ A Bright Day on the Barmouth Sands’1881,and ‘ The Gypsies Haunt’,1903.The Fuller Collection of Watercolours,auctioned by Christie’s in 2000 contained nineteen examples by the artist with ‘ A Woodland Landscape in Winter’ 33x 26.7 cms realised £18213 and ‘ Natures Cathedral ‘ 49x30.2 cms realised £12925.This fine example has been professionally cleaned by my excellent restorer and is housed in its original frame. ‘ Whitby with the Abbey in the background’ signed watercolour, image size 34 x59 cms ,framed size 52.5x82.5 cms; provenance with Leggatt Brothers , London, bought at sale ‘ The Brook,Warwick ‘ 22/4/48 according to label verso.

Physical Dimensions
Height
52.5cm (20.67")
Width
82.5cm (32.48")
Depth
2.5cm (0.98")
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Graham Reed Fine Art has dated this Whitby Abbey Watercolour Painting to the 1900s.

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James Thomas Watts RCA RBSA 1853-1930.Liverpool landscape painter,who exhibited from 1873,at the RA from 1878,SS,NWS,GG,RBSA and elsewhere; titles at the RA,including ‘ Beech Trees in the Winter’,1878, ‘ A Bright Day on the Barmouth Sands’1881,and ‘ The Gypsies Haunt’,1903.
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The Fuller Collection of Watercolours,auctioned by Christie’s in 2000 contained nineteen examples by the artist with ‘ A Woodland Landscape in Winter’ 33x 26.
Graham Reed Fine Art

7 cms realised £18213 and ‘ Natures Cathedral ‘ 49x30.2 cms realised £12925.This fine example has been professionally cleaned by my excellent restorer and is housed in its original frame. ‘ Whitby with the Abbey in the background’ signed watercolour, image size 34 x59 cms ,framed size 52.5x82.5 cms; provenance with Leggatt Brothers , London, bought at sale ‘ The Brook,Warwick ‘ 22/4/48 according to label verso.

Height
52.5cm (20.67")
Width
82.5cm (32.48")
Depth
2.5cm (0.98")
Date of Manufacture

Graham Reed Fine Art has dated this Whitby Abbey Watercolour Painting to the 1900s.

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SA1159725
Graham Reed Fine Art
Graham Reed Fine Art
Sellingantiques verified Since Jun 2017

Previously I worked in london as a chartered surveyor and have been dealing in paintings for nearly thirty years.

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A nineteenth-century watercolour painting depicting Whitby harbour with fishing boats in the foreground and St Marys Church and Whitby Abbey positioned on the cliff top above red-roofed buildings.
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Archive I A nineteenth-century watercolour painting depicting Whitby harbour with fishing boats in the foreground and St Marys Church and Whitby Abbey positioned on the cliff top above red-roofed buildings.

James Thomas Watts Watercolour ‘ Whitby with the Abbey in the Background’

Archive II A nineteenth-century watercolour painting depicting Whitby harbour with fishing boats in the foreground and St Marys Church and Whitby Abbey positioned on the cliff top above red-roofed buildings. View II
Archive III A nineteenth-century watercolour painting depicting Whitby harbour with fishing boats in the foreground and St Marys Church and Whitby Abbey positioned on the cliff top above red-roofed buildings. View III
Archive IV A nineteenth-century watercolour painting depicting Whitby harbour with fishing boats in the foreground and St Marys Church and Whitby Abbey positioned on the cliff top above red-roofed buildings. View IV
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A nineteenth-century watercolour painting depicting Whitby harbour with fishing boats in the foreground and St Marys Church and Whitby Abbey positioned on the cliff top above red-roofed buildings.
JAMES THOMAS WATTS WATERCOLOUR ‘ WHITBY WITH THE ABBEY IN THE BACKGROUND’
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A nineteenth-century watercolour painting depicting Whitby harbour with fishing boats in the foreground and St Marys Church and Whitby Abbey positioned on the cliff top above red-roofed buildings.
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Victorian watercolour landscapes are defined by atmospheric wash techniques, careful attention to topographical detail, and a focus on natural light and coastal scenery common to 19th-century British art.

Artists during this period typically executed paintings on heavy cotton rag paper using water-soluble pigments bound with gum arabic, applying subtle glazes to achieve depth and tone.

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