Benton Fine Art has dated this Highland Cattle Oil Painting to the 1920s.
British, (1855-1920)
Highland Cattle by a Stream
Oil on canvas, signed & dated 1920
Image size: 19.25 inches x 29.25 inches
Size including frame: 27 inches x 37 inches
An atmospheric landscape painting of Highland Cattle at a mountain stream by Robert Watson.
In the distance, birds can be seen taking flight over the water towards a dramatic mountainous landscape. This work was painted in the final year of the artist’s life and shows his unwavering passion for the subject matter.
Robert William Watson was born on 9 March, 1855 at 33 Marlborough Place, Brighton, Sussex the son of William John Watson (1807-1871) and Caroline Butcher. He was part of a family of highland landscape painters and his brothers Charles (1857-1923) and William Watson Jnr (1847-1921) were also artists. His father seems to have travelled around and after spending time in Brighton, the family moved to Bransford Road in Worcester during the early part of the 1860’s. Watson and his brothers were taught art by their father who influenced their style and subject matter.
In 1880, he married Alice Ascroft at Ormskirk in Lancashire and they lived in nearby Aughton where they started a family. They had 4 children and their youngest William Harold Watson (1886-1964) also became an artist. By 1891, he had relocated to the Isle of Man where he spent the rest of his life, living at Ash Cottage in Ballaugh and later Laburnum House.
Like other members of his family, Watson specialised in paintings of sheep and cattle in a Highland setting. He exhibited a number of his works in Glasgow and Liverpool. There was much demand for Watson’s work as Scottish scenes were very fashionable in the late nineteenth century, in part due to Queen Victoria’s visits to Balmoral. His works are always highly detailed and capture the raw essence and atmosphere of the Highlands. He died on 31 August, 1920 in the Ramsey Cottage Hospital, Ramsey, Isle of Man.
Examples of his works can be found at the Brighton & Hove Museum, Harris Museum, Maidstone Museum, Oldham Gallery, Towneley Hall Art Gallery and Williamson Art Gallery.
Presentation: The painting is housed in a new, English made gilt frame which is in excellent condition.
Condition: As with all of our original antique oil paintings, this work is offered in ready to hang gallery condition, having been professionally cleaned, restored and revarnished.
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Benton Fine Art has dated this Highland Cattle Oil Painting to the 1920s.
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Scottish landscape oil painting of Highland Cattle at a stream by Robert Watson
