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Arthur Tucker "Staithes" Yorkshire Watercolour
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Arthur Tucker "Staithes" Yorkshire Watercolour

1900 - 1920
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Arthur Tucker RBA (1864-1929) was a landscape painter in watercolours. He was born in Bristol in 1864. When Arthur was four years old his father, the artist Edward Tucker Senior, moved the family to the Lake District. Arthur was taught to draw and paint by his parents and painted landscapes and seascapes throughout the British Isles. Tucker exhibited at Suffolk Street, the New Watercolour Society and at the Royal Academy between 1883 and 1919. He was elected a member of the Royal Society of British Artists in 1895. Tucker became a founding member in 1904 of the Lake's Artists Society where he also later served as Vice-President.

"Staithes, Yorkshire" is a watercolour measuring 8"x 12". It is signed lower left and is mounted giving an overall size of 15"x 19". It is unframed.

Date of Manufacture

McTague of Harrogate has dated this Arthur Tucker Staithes Watercolour to the 1910s.

Independent Date Check ID 09424990
Dealer's Item Date1910s
Sellingantiques Date1910s
Sellingantiques agingItem 100-135 years old
Test ResultsPassed dating check
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to THE 1910s:
Signed lower left in dark pigment: Arthur Tucker.
Fluid washes and lifted highlights across the slipway: standard watercolour method of the period.
Even toning across the wove paper: gradual natural oxidisation from age.
Subject and palette: matches Arthur Tucker's Yorkshire coast paintings done in these years.

This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.

Physical Dimensions
Height
35cm (13.78")
Width
45cm (17.72")
Depth
1cm (0.39")
Reference Numbers
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SA1203570
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Description
Arthur Tucker RBA (1864-1929) was a landscape painter in watercolours. He was born in Bristol in 1864.
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When Arthur was four years old his father, the artist Edward Tucker Senior, moved the family to the Lake District.
McTague of Harrogate

Arthur was taught to draw and paint by his parents and painted landscapes and seascapes throughout the British Isles. Tucker exhibited at Suffolk Street, the New Watercolour Society and at the Royal Academy between 1883 and 1919. He was elected a member of the Royal Society of British Artists in 1895. Tucker became a founding member in 1904 of the Lake's Artists Society where he also later served as Vice-President.

"Staithes, Yorkshire" is a watercolour measuring 8"x 12". It is signed lower left and is mounted giving an overall size of 15"x 19". It is unframed.

Date of Manufacture

McTague of Harrogate has dated this Arthur Tucker Staithes Watercolour to the 1910s.

Independent Date Report ID 09424990
Dealer's Item Date1910s
Sellingantiques dating1910s
Sellingantiques agingItem 100-135 years old
Test ResultsPassed dating check
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to the 1910s:
Signed lower left in dark pigment: Arthur Tucker.
Fluid washes and lifted highlights across the slipway: standard watercolour method of the period.
Even toning across the wove paper: gradual natural oxidisation from age.
Subject and palette: matches Arthur Tucker's Yorkshire coast paintings done in these years.

This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.

Height
35cm (13.78")
Width
45cm (17.72")
Depth
1cm (0.39")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1203570
McTague of Harrogate
McTague of Harrogate
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Mctague of harrogate are yorkshire based dealers in old pictures. Please see website mctague.co.uk

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An antique watercolour painting depicting the coastal village of Staithes in Yorkshire with red-roofed cottages, a harbour wall, and figures along the shore.
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Archive I An antique watercolour painting depicting the coastal village of Staithes in Yorkshire with red-roofed cottages, a harbour wall, and figures along the shore.

Arthur Tucker "Staithes" Yorkshire Watercolour

Archive II An antique watercolour painting depicting the coastal village of Staithes in Yorkshire with red-roofed cottages, a harbour wall, and figures along the shore. View II
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An antique watercolour painting depicting the coastal village of Staithes in Yorkshire with red-roofed cottages, a harbour wall, and figures along the shore.
Arthur Tucker "Staithes" Yorkshire watercolour
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An antique watercolour painting depicting the coastal village of Staithes in Yorkshire with red-roofed cottages, a harbour wall, and figures along the shore.
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  • ObjectWatercolour Painting
  • Period1900 - 1920
  • StyleBritish Impressionism
  • MaterialPaper, Watercolour, Pigment
  • ColourTerracotta and Grey
  • MotifsRed-tiled roofs, Stone harbour quay, Coastal cottages, Atmospheric perspective
  • SizeH 35 cm (14 in) x W 45 cm (18 in) x D 1 cm (0 in)

This British Impressionism watercolour painting by Arthur Tucker dates from 1910 and depicts the coastal village of Staithes in Yorkshire. Rendered in watercolour on paper using terracotta and grey pigments, the artwork portrays a coastal scene featuring red-tiled roofs, coastal cottages, a stone harbour quay, and atmospheric perspective. The painting includes visible details such as figures along the shore, a signature in the lower left corner, smoke rising from the chimneys, and moored boats in the harbour basin. The piece measures 35 cm high, 45 cm wide, and 1 cm deep overall. Suitable for placement above a sideboard in an English country house interior, this unframed landscape painting brings coastal heritage to a living space, dining room, or hallway. The composition relies on soft daylight and terracotta tones to define the hillside architecture and the harbour wall extending towards the water.

The Staithes Group was a late nineteenth and early twentieth-century artist collective inspired by French Impressionism, focusing on plein air paintings of North Yorkshire coastal life, working-class communities, and atmospheric light.

Artists typically worked with transparent water-based pigments on heavy rag paper, employing controlled washes and fine brushwork to build subtle tonal gradients and structural details.

Authentic works often feature the artists distinct cursive signature on the lower corner, characteristic fluid wash techniques, and historical provenance linking the piece to Northern English landscapes.

Framed in a classic wood or gilt frame with a museum-grade mount, a traditional watercolour adds historical depth and warm earth tones when placed above a console or alongside period furnishings.

To prevent fading and paper degradation, display watercolours away from direct sunlight using UV-protective glass, and maintain a stable humidity level away from damp environment walls.
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