Bernard Evans "Knaresborough, Yorkshire" Watercolour

Name: Bernard Evans "Knaresborough, Yorkshire" Watercolour
Brand: Antique
SKU: SA1181179
Availability: SoldOut

1900 - 1920

Sold by McTague of Harrogate

Description

Bernard Walter Evans, RBA RI (1843-1922) was a landscape painter in oil and watercolour, and most frequently depicted scenes of the Midlands, North Wales, Yorkshire and France. He explored Continental landscapes throughout his career, accomplishing a synthesis of atmosphere and distance in his works. Bernard Evans was born in Wolverhampton on 26 December 1843, the eldest of ten children of Walter Swift Evans, a master church furniture maker and engraver, and his wife, Sophia (née Spilsbury). Evans was a cousin of the author, Mary Ann Evans, who published as George Eliot.

In 1851 Evans and his family were living at 2, Burbury Street, Aston, Warwickshire. By 1861 they had moved to 34, Bath Street, Birmingham. He later lived in Harrogate, Yorkshire when most of his Yorkshire watercolours were painted.

"Knaresborough, Yorkshire" is a fine large example. A watercolour measuring 16" x 30" it is signed lower right and is framed giving an overall size of 25"x 38".

Physical Dimensions

Height

65cm (25.59")

Width

98cm (38.58")

Depth

2cm (0.79")

Declaration

McTague of Harrogate has dated this piece to the 1910s.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA1181179

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Description

Bernard Walter Evans, RBA RI (1843-1922) was a landscape painter in oil and watercolour, and most frequently depicted scenes of the Midlands, North Wales, Yorkshire and France.

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He explored Continental landscapes throughout his career, accomplishing a synthesis of atmosphere and distance in his works.

McTague of Harrogate

Bernard Evans was born in Wolverhampton on 26 December 1843, the eldest of ten children of Walter Swift Evans, a master church furniture maker and engraver, and his wife, Sophia (née Spilsbury). Evans was a cousin of the author, Mary Ann Evans, who published as George Eliot.

fig 1. Bernard Evans "Knaresborough, Yorkshire" Watercolour

In 1851 Evans and his family were living at 2, Burbury Street, Aston, Warwickshire. By 1861 they had moved to 34, Bath Street, Birmingham. He later lived in Harrogate, Yorkshire when most of his Yorkshire watercolours were painted.

"Knaresborough, Yorkshire" is a fine large example. A watercolour measuring 16" x 30" it is signed lower right and is framed giving an overall size of 25"x 38".