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Fred Lawson "Wensleydale in Snow" Watercolour
McTague of Harrogate
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McTague of Harrogate

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Fred Lawson "Wensleydale in Snow" Watercolour

1900 - 1920
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Fred Lawson was born in Yeadon, Leeds in 1888. He studied at Dewsbury Technical College and won a scholarship to Leeds School of Art. He then went to South Kensington College of Art where he gained silver and bronze medals for drawing. On a painting trip to Yorkshire in 1910 he chose to settle in Wensleydale, the inspiration for much of his work. He made regular artistic and literary contributions to the Dalesman magazine and exhibited both in his own area and also at Galleries including Liverpool, Royal Academy, R.I., and Glasgow.

"Wensleydale in Snow" is a good early example. A watercolour measuring 10"x 14" it shows a landscape in Wensleydale, Yorkshire, close to the artist's home. It is signed and dated 1915 and is framed in a quality mount and frame giving an overall size of 18"x 22".

Physical Dimensions
Height
45cm (17.72")
Width
56cm (22.05")
Depth
3cm (1.18")
Declaration

McTague of Harrogate has dated this Fred Lawson Watercolour Painting to the 1920s.

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SA1207577
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Fred Lawson was born in Yeadon, Leeds in 1888. He studied at Dewsbury Technical College and won a scholarship to Leeds School of Art.
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He then went to South Kensington College of Art where he gained silver and bronze medals for drawing.
McTague of Harrogate

On a painting trip to Yorkshire in 1910 he chose to settle in Wensleydale, the inspiration for much of his work. He made regular artistic and literary contributions to the Dalesman magazine and exhibited both in his own area and also at Galleries including Liverpool, Royal Academy, R.I., and Glasgow.

fig 1. A watercolour landscape depicting rolling snowy hills, fields, stone walls, and bare trees under an overcast winter sky.
fig 1. Fred Lawson "Wensleydale in Snow" Watercolour

"Wensleydale in Snow" is a good early example. A watercolour measuring 10"x 14" it shows a landscape in Wensleydale, Yorkshire, close to the artist's home. It is signed and dated 1915 and is framed in a quality mount and frame giving an overall size of 18"x 22".

Height
45cm (17.72")
Width
56cm (22.05")
Depth
3cm (1.18")
Date of Manufacture

McTague of Harrogate has dated this Fred Lawson Watercolour Painting to the 1920s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1207577
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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A watercolour landscape depicting rolling snowy hills, fields, stone walls, and bare trees under an overcast winter sky.
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Archive I A watercolour landscape depicting rolling snowy hills, fields, stone walls, and bare trees under an overcast winter sky.

Fred Lawson "Wensleydale in Snow" Watercolour

Archive II A watercolour landscape depicting rolling snowy hills, fields, stone walls, and bare trees under an overcast winter sky. View II
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A watercolour landscape depicting rolling snowy hills, fields, stone walls, and bare trees under an overcast winter sky.
Fred Lawson "Wensleydale in Snow" watercolour
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A watercolour landscape depicting rolling snowy hills, fields, stone walls, and bare trees under an overcast winter sky.
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British watercolour painting flourished in the early 20th century, with artists capturing regional rural landscapes using fluid brushwork and subtle atmospheric tonal washes.

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Authentic pieces frequently display artist signatures, dates, natural paper age tones, original gallery or framer labels, and distinct visible hand-painted watercolour washes.

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