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Henry Silkstone Hopwood "The Blacksmith's Shop" Watercolour
McTague of Harrogate
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Henry Silkstone Hopwood "The Blacksmith's Shop" Watercolour

1900 - 1920
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Henry Silkstone Hopwood (1860-1914) was born at Markfield near Leicester and studied at Manchester School of Art, as well as training with a firm of lithographers. He travelled the world as a deckhand on a tall ship where he produced many on board studies. His work is very diverse including interior and exterior scenes, studies of wildlife including ducks and farm animals. He was taught by Bouguereau in Paris where he spent many summers and made friends with other artists from the Staithes Group. During the Winter months they migrated to Spence Ingall's house in North Africa.

"The Blacksmith's Shop" is a watercolour measuring 14"x 16". It is signed lower right and is framed giving an overall size of 20"x 22".

Physical Dimensions
Height
50cm (19.69")
Width
56cm (22.05")
Depth
3cm (1.18")
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McTague of Harrogate has dated this Antique Blacksmith Watercolour Painting to the 1900s.

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SA1230531
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Henry Silkstone Hopwood (1860-1914) was born at Markfield near Leicester and studied at Manchester School of Art, as well as training with a firm of lithographers. He travelled the world as a deckhand on a tall ship where he produced many on board studies.
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His work is very diverse including interior and exterior scenes, studies of wildlife including ducks and farm animals.
McTague of Harrogate

He was taught by Bouguereau in Paris where he spent many summers and made friends with other artists from the Staithes Group. During the Winter months they migrated to Spence Ingall's house in North Africa.

"The Blacksmith's Shop" is a watercolour measuring 14"x 16". It is signed lower right and is framed giving an overall size of 20"x 22".

Height
50cm (19.69")
Width
56cm (22.05")
Depth
3cm (1.18")
Date of Manufacture

McTague of Harrogate has dated this Antique Blacksmith Watercolour Painting to the 1900s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1230531
McTague of Harrogate
McTague of Harrogate
Sellingantiques verified Since Apr 2011

Mctague of harrogate are yorkshire based dealers in old pictures. Please see website mctague.co.uk

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A watercolour painting depicting a blacksmith at work beside a forge inside a workshop.
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Archive I A watercolour painting depicting a blacksmith at work beside a forge inside a workshop.

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A watercolour painting depicting a blacksmith at work beside a forge inside a workshop.
Henry Silkstone Hopwood "The Blacksmith's Shop" watercolour
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A watercolour painting depicting a blacksmith at work beside a forge inside a workshop.
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Genre paintings from this era depict scenes of daily labor, artisan trades, and working-class life, executed using fluid watercolour washes that emphasize atmospheric lighting and realistic textures.

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