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Walter Meegan "River Nidd, Knaresborough". Good Oil.
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Walter Meegan "River Nidd, Knaresborough". Good Oil.

1900 - 1920
Description

Title: "The Landings, River Nidd, Knaresborough".

Artist: Walter Linsley Meegan. (1859-1944).

Signed. Circa 1920.

Oil on canvas. 10"x 14". Framed size: 15"x 19".

Good example of his landscape scenes.

Now cleaned and In very good ready to hang condition.

Free UK delivery.

For more info please contact us at:

Tel: 01677 424830

Mob: 07885 175279

Email: williamgreenwoodfineart@gmail.com

Trade enquiries welcome.

Yorkshire artist Walter Meegan showed his talent early. While still a student at Leeds School of Art he won first prize for a painting of a baby sleeping in its mother’s arms. After marriage, he travelled to the United States and opened a studio on Fifth Avenue in New York where he gained great acclaim and moved in circles appropriate for gaining prestigious commissions. However, the death of his youngest child and his wife’s homesickness meant that the family returned to Yorkshire – first to Leeds and then to Scarborough, where the family settled.

It was at the time of the Meegan family’s return to British shores that Walter Meegan became a pupil of the great Yorkshire painter, Atkinson Grimshaw, studying with him at his Leeds studio. Indeed, Meegan is considered by many to be Grimshaw’s greatest disciple.

Date of Manufacture

William Greenwood Fine Art has dated this Victorian River Landscape Painting to the 1920s.

Independent Date Guide ID 04670219
Dealer's Item Date1920s
Sellingantiques Date1920s
Sellingantiques agingItem 95-140 years old
ResultsDates match
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to THE 1920s:
Unlined canvas darkened to amber on the reverse: natural ageing of linen.
Oxidised steel tacks fixing canvas to stretcher: period mounting method.
Fine surface craquelure through the paler oils: paint and varnish dried decades ago.
Softwood stretcher with bevelled corners and keys: typical early twentieth-century artists' support.
Signed lower left in grey pigment: contemporary with the composition.

This Independent Date Guide was compiled by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. It works only from the photographs shown on this page and is never told the date the dealer has declared. It is a guide, not a guarantee of age, and occasional errors can occur.

Physical Dimensions
Height
38cm (14.96")
Width
48cm (18.90")
Depth
6cm (2.36")
Reference Numbers
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SA524317
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wgp
Description
Title: "The Landings, River Nidd, Knaresborough".

Artist: Walter Linsley Meegan. (1859-1944).

Signed. Circa 1920.

Oil on canvas. 10"x 14". Framed size: 15"x 19".

Good example of his landscape scenes.

Now cleaned and In very good ready to hang condition.

fig 1. An antique oil painting depicting a river scene with masted boats moored near a stone pier, cottage, and distant hills.
fig 1. Walter Meegan "River Nidd, Knaresborough". Good Oil.

Free UK delivery.

For more info please contact us at:

Tel: 01677 424830

Mob: 07885 175279

Email: williamgreenwoodfineart@gmail.com

Trade enquiries welcome.

Yorkshire artist Walter Meegan showed his talent early.

“
While still a student at Leeds School of Art he won first prize for a painting of a baby sleeping in its mother’s arms.
William Greenwood Fine Art

After marriage, he travelled to the United States and opened a studio on Fifth Avenue in New York where he gained great acclaim and moved in circles appropriate for gaining prestigious commissions. However, the death of his youngest child and his wife’s homesickness meant that the family returned to Yorkshire – first to Leeds and then to Scarborough, where the family settled.

fig 2. An antique oil painting depicting a river scene with masted boats moored near a stone pier, cottage, and distant hills.
fig 2. Walter Meegan "River Nidd, Knaresborough". Good Oil.

It was at the time of the Meegan family’s return to British shores that Walter Meegan became a pupil of the great Yorkshire painter, Atkinson Grimshaw, studying with him at his Leeds studio. Indeed, Meegan is considered by many to be Grimshaw’s greatest disciple.

Date of Manufacture

William Greenwood Fine Art has dated this Victorian River Landscape Painting to the 1920s.

Independent Date Report ID 04670219
Dealer's Item Date1920s
Sellingantiques dating1920s
Sellingantiques agingItem 95-140 years old
ResultsDates match
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to the 1920s:
Unlined canvas darkened to amber on the reverse: natural ageing of linen.
Oxidised steel tacks fixing canvas to stretcher: period mounting method.
Fine surface craquelure through the paler oils: paint and varnish dried decades ago.
Softwood stretcher with bevelled corners and keys: typical early twentieth-century artists' support.
Signed lower left in grey pigment: contemporary with the composition.

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
38cm (14.96")
Width
48cm (18.90")
Depth
6cm (2.36")
Reference Numbers
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SA524317
Dealers Internal Ref
wgp
William Greenwood Fine Art
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An antique oil painting depicting a river scene with masted boats moored near a stone pier, cottage, and distant hills.
Walter Meegan "River Nidd, Knaresborough". Good oil.
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  • ObjectPaintings
  • Period1900 - 1920
  • StyleVictorian Realism
  • MaterialOil on Canvas
  • ColourMuted Green and Brown
  • MotifsMoored sailboats, Stone cottage, Riverbank trail, Atmospheric sky
  • SizeH 38 cm (15 in) x W 48 cm (19 in) x D 6 cm (2 in)

This oil on canvas painting by Walter Linsley Meegan originates from the 1920 Victorian Realism period and depicts an English country house riverside scene. The composition presents muted green and brown tones across a landscape featuring moored sailboats, a stone cottage, a riverbank trail, and an atmospheric sky, complemented by a visible artist signature in the lower left corner and subtle craquelure across the canvas surface. The artwork measures 38 cm high, 48 cm wide, and 6 cm deep in its framed state. Suitably sized for placement above the mantel in a traditional sitting room or study, the piece integrates well into an English country house interior. The cleaned surface and ready-to-hang condition allow immediate display on a wall. The work offers a representative example of the Yorkshire artist's landscape output following his studies with Atkinson Grimshaw.

FAQs

Victorian landscape painting reflected a fascination with natural realism, atmospheric light, and regional scenery, heavily influenced by romanticism and local topographical studies across Great Britain.

Artists of this era typically painted using natural earth pigments suspended in linseed oil on stretched flax linen canvas or wooden panels.

Authenticity is verified through examining age-appropriate craquelure patterns, period stretcher bars or board construction, genuine artist signatures, and light ultraviolet inspection for retouches.

Position the artwork as a central focal point above a mantelpiece or sideboard, pairing it with neutral wall tones or deep heritage hues to complement the earthy palette.

Keep the painting away from direct sunlight and heat sources, maintain stable relative humidity, and dust the surface exclusively using a soft dry brush or consult a professional conservator.
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