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Coastal Watercolour by Staithes Artist James Watson
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Coastal Watercolour by Staithes Artist James Watson

19th century
Description

A good coastal watercolour by Staithes artist James Watson 1851-1936, depicting a lovely scene, likely Whitby or nearby in North Yorkshire.

He was a landscape and figure painter in oil and watercolour and art teacher at Newcastle Grammar School until 1919. Born Newcastle and later attended South Kensington School of Art.?Was a regular exhibitor with the Bewick Club, Newcastle. In 1900 he sent one work to the Royal Academy. By 1903 he had started to exhibit with the Staithes Art Club. He lived and painted on the North Yorkshire coast until 1930.

In excellent condition, professionally cleaned, reframed.

Physical Dimensions
Height
1cm (0.39")
Width
1cm (0.39")
Depth
1cm (0.39")
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William Rand Antiques has dated this Staithes School Watercolour Painting to the Victorian era.

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A good coastal watercolour by Staithes artist James Watson 1851-1936, depicting a lovely scene, likely Whitby or nearby in North Yorkshire.
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He was a landscape and figure painter in oil and watercolour and art teacher at Newcastle Grammar School until 1919.
William Rand Antiques

Born Newcastle and later attended South Kensington School of Art.?Was a regular exhibitor with the Bewick Club, Newcastle. In 1900 he sent one work to the Royal Academy. By 1903 he had started to exhibit with the Staithes Art Club. He lived and painted on the North Yorkshire coast until 1930.

In excellent condition, professionally cleaned, reframed.

Height
1cm (0.39")
Width
1cm (0.39")
Depth
1cm (0.39")
Date of Manufacture

William Rand Antiques has dated this Staithes School Watercolour Painting to the Victorian era.

Reference Numbers
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SA1188293
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A framed watercolour painting depicting a village road leading down toward the sea, flanked by stone cottages on the left and a church on the right under a cloudy sky.
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Archive I A framed watercolour painting depicting a village road leading down toward the sea, flanked by stone cottages on the left and a church on the right under a cloudy sky.

Coastal Watercolour by Staithes Artist James Watson

Archive II A framed watercolour painting depicting a village road leading down toward the sea, flanked by stone cottages on the left and a church on the right under a cloudy sky. View II
Archive III A framed watercolour painting depicting a village road leading down toward the sea, flanked by stone cottages on the left and a church on the right under a cloudy sky. View III
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A framed watercolour painting depicting a village road leading down toward the sea, flanked by stone cottages on the left and a church on the right under a cloudy sky.
Coastal Watercolour by Staithes Artist James Watson
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A framed watercolour painting depicting a village road leading down toward the sea, flanked by stone cottages on the left and a church on the right under a cloudy sky.
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The Staithes Group was a late 19th and early 20th-century impressionist art colony based in Yorkshire, recognised for plein air watercolour and oil depictions of coastal working villages, rugged topographies, and maritime scenes using atmospheric lighting and muted palettes.

Artists typically used lightfast watercolour pigments applied on heavy rag paper or board, often executed over graphite underdrawing and presented in layered card mounts within glazed wooden frames.

Authentic works usually feature artist signatures, characteristic plein air impressionistic brushwork depicting British coastal geography, natural age-related toning on paper, and period mounting or framing.

A coastal landscape watercolour can be mounted above a console table, positioned over a mantelpiece, or integrated into a gallery wall to introduce historical texture and complement muted colour schemes.

Preserve watercolours by framing them behind UV-protective glazing with acid-free matting to prevent paper contact with the glass, displaying them away from direct sunlight, dampness, and heat sources.
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