William Greenwood Fine Art has dated this piece to the 1910s.
Artist: Lewis Christopher Edward Baumer R.I. (1870-1963).
Signed. Circa 1910.
Watercolour. 16 1/2"x 12 1/2". Overall Size: 23 1/2"x 19 3/4".
Contained in it's good original gilt gold leaf swept frame.
In very good ready to hang condition.
Price: £1,380. Free UK delivery.
Provenance: Exhibited at The Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours. See labels on the reverse. With his address: 30 Abbey Gardens, London. N.W. and with picture framers label: Chas. H. West of 117 Finchley Rd, London N.W.
Lewis Baumer (1870-1963)
Painter, printmaker and notable illustrator, born in London. He studied at St John's Wood Schools of Art, Royal College of Art and Royal Academy Schools.
From the 1920s Baumer concentrated on his illustrative work. He drew for many magazines, including Jerome K Jerome's The Idler, Pick-Me-Up, Punch and The strand Magazine. Authors of books illustrated ranged from Ian Hay to Washington Irving and Mrs Molesworth. He was a light social commentator in his contemporary drawings, which have a fizzy charm. Arts club member. Lived at Henley-on-Thames.
William Greenwood Fine Art has dated this piece to the 1910s.
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