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Muriel Metcalfe "Quarries, Heaton, Bradford.". Landscape Watercolour.
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Muriel Metcalfe "Quarries, Heaton, Bradford.". Landscape Watercolour.

1920 - 1940
Description

Artist: Muriel Metcalfe. (1910-1994).

Title: "Quarries, Heaton, Bradford".

Watercolour.

Signed. Circa 1940.

Inscribed with title and signed verso.

Size: 10 1/2"x 14 1/2". Overall: 17"x 21". Provenance: Private collection, Mr. George G. Hopkinson of Bradford, Yorkshire.

In very good ready to hang condition. Free UK delivery. Trade enquiries welcome. For more info please contact us at:

Tel: 01677 424830

Mob: 07885 175279

Email: williamgreenwoodfineart@gmail.com

Muriel was born in the Yorkshire Dales in 1910. She won a scholarship to Armstong College of Art: Newcastle when she was only 14. Her work is fluid, emotive and has a spontaneity that is instinctive, responding to the landscape and people around her. Influenced by the dynamic new art of the 1920’s and 30’s she showed a passion for form and colour. She married Fred Lawson in 1933, an artist 22 years her senior, and of a different era, but of the same mind. They were equals, with many like-minded friends. Muriel and Fred lived at Castle Bolton in The Yorkshire Dales all their married life.

Physical Dimensions
Height
43cm (16.93")
Width
53cm (20.87")
Depth
3cm (1.18")
Declaration

William Greenwood Fine Art has dated this British Landscape Watercolour Painting to the 1940s.

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SA1230142
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Description
Artist: Muriel Metcalfe. (1910-1994).

Title: "Quarries, Heaton, Bradford".

Watercolour.

Signed. Circa 1940.

Inscribed with title and signed verso.

Size: 10 1/2"x 14 1/2". Overall: 17"x 21". Provenance: Private collection, Mr. George G. Hopkinson of Bradford, Yorkshire.

fig 1. A mid-century watercolour painting depicting an industrial quarry landscape under a cloudy sky in muted ochre, brown, and light purple shades.
fig 1. Muriel Metcalfe "Quarries, Heaton, Bradford.". Landscape Watercolour.

In very good ready to hang condition. Free UK delivery. Trade enquiries welcome. For more info please contact us at:

Tel: 01677 424830

Mob: 07885 175279

Email: williamgreenwoodfineart@gmail.com

Muriel was born in the Yorkshire Dales in 1910. She won a scholarship to Armstong College of Art: Newcastle when she was only 14.

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Her work is fluid, emotive and has a spontaneity that is instinctive, responding to the landscape and people around her.
William Greenwood Fine Art

Influenced by the dynamic new art of the 1920’s and 30’s she showed a passion for form and colour. She married Fred Lawson in 1933, an artist 22 years her senior, and of a different era, but of the same mind. They were equals, with many like-minded friends. Muriel and Fred lived at Castle Bolton in The Yorkshire Dales all their married life.

Height
43cm (16.93")
Width
53cm (20.87")
Depth
3cm (1.18")
Date of Manufacture

William Greenwood Fine Art has dated this British Landscape Watercolour Painting to the 1940s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1230142
Dealers Internal Ref
WGB
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A mid-century watercolour painting depicting an industrial quarry landscape under a cloudy sky in muted ochre, brown, and light purple shades.
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Archive I A mid-century watercolour painting depicting an industrial quarry landscape under a cloudy sky in muted ochre, brown, and light purple shades.

Muriel Metcalfe "Quarries, Heaton, Bradford.". Landscape Watercolour.

Archive II A mid-century watercolour painting depicting an industrial quarry landscape under a cloudy sky in muted ochre, brown, and light purple shades. View II
Archive III A mid-century watercolour painting depicting an industrial quarry landscape under a cloudy sky in muted ochre, brown, and light purple shades. View III
Archive IV A mid-century watercolour painting depicting an industrial quarry landscape under a cloudy sky in muted ochre, brown, and light purple shades. View IV
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William Greenwood Fine Art
Telephone 01677 424 830 or 07885 175279
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Bedale
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A mid-century watercolour painting depicting an industrial quarry landscape under a cloudy sky in muted ochre, brown, and light purple shades.
Muriel Metcalfe "Quarries, Heaton, Bradford.". Landscape watercolour.
Ref: SA1230142
A mid-century watercolour painting depicting an industrial quarry landscape under a cloudy sky in muted ochre, brown, and light purple shades.
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  • ObjectOriginal Paintings
  • Period1920 - 1940
  • StyleModern British
  • MaterialWatercolour, Paper, Graphite
  • ColourOchre and Grey
  • MotifsExpressive washes, graphite sketching, industrial machinery, overcast sky
  • SizeH 43 cm (17 in) x W 53 cm (21 in) x D 3 cm (1 in)

This original Modern British watercolour painting by Muriel Metcalfe dates from circa 1940 and depicts an industrial quarry landscape in Bradford. The composition combines expressive washes and graphite sketching in muted ochre, brown, and light purple shades to render industrial machinery, houses, and an overcast sky. The artwork bears a signature on the front, with the title and signature inscribed verso, and remains in very good ready to hang condition. The piece measures 43 cm high, 53 cm wide, and 3 cm deep. Positioned above a sideboard, the painting brings an industrial loft design vibe into contemporary living spaces, dining rooms, or studies. The muted palette of ochre and grey integrates easily into neutral or earth-toned interiors, while the spontaneous brushwork provides a focal point for blank walls. It hangs securely in any domestic interior where original twentieth-century works are displayed.

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Mid-20th-century Modern British landscape watercolour painting frequently captured changing industrial and rural scenes using expressive, loose brushwork combined with fluid watercolour washes and graphite outlines.

Artists typically used water-soluble pigments bound with gum arabic, applied onto heavyweight cotton rag or textured paper, often supported by graphite underdrawing.

Authentic works feature period-appropriate paper stock, visible drawing marks beneath wash layers, realistic age-related toning, and legible hand signatures usually located in the lower corners.

Mount the artwork inside a simple wooden frame with an acid-free mat to highlight the earthy tones alongside modern minimalist or industrial decor.

Display the painting away from direct sunlight under UV-filtering glass, utilise archival backing materials, and maintain a stable humidity level to avoid paper foxing.
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