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John Atkinson "Changing Horses at the Black Swan" Watercolour
McTague of Harrogate
for sale €1,463     $1,588
£1,250
McTague of Harrogate

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John Atkinson "Changing Horses at the Black Swan" Watercolour

1900 - 1920
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John Atkinson was born in Newcastle in 1863. He attended Newcastle School of Art and, specialising in animal and landscape subjects, became a full time painter after regularly exhibiting at the Berwick Club, also in Newcastle. He exhibited widely at galleries including the Royal Academy, Royal Scottish Academy, the Institute of Painters in Watercolour and at many provincial galleries and exhibitions.

"Changing Horses at the Black Swan" is a fine quality watercolour by Atkinson measuring 7"x 11". It is signed lower left and is mounted and framed in a hand made gilt frame giving an overall size of 15"x 19".

Please see our website www.mctague.co.uk for a good selection of quality oil paintings, watercolours and rare prints, or visit our retail gallery in Harrogate, Yorkshire, where we are normally open Wednesdays – Saturdays.

Tel. 01423 567086 or 07885 108190

Physical Dimensions
Height
37cm (14.57")
Width
48cm (18.90")
Depth
3cm (1.18")
Declaration

McTague of Harrogate has dated this John Atkinson Watercolour Painting to the 1910s.

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SA661448
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John Atkinson was born in Newcastle in 1863.
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He attended Newcastle School of Art and, specialising in animal and landscape subjects, became a full time painter after regularly exhibiting at the Berwick Club, also in Newcastle.
McTague of Harrogate

He exhibited widely at galleries including the Royal Academy, Royal Scottish Academy, the Institute of Painters in Watercolour and at many provincial galleries and exhibitions.

fig 1. An antique watercolour painting by John Atkinson depicting horses and figures outside the Black Swan coaching inn.
fig 1. John Atkinson "Changing Horses at the Black Swan" Watercolour

"Changing Horses at the Black Swan" is a fine quality watercolour by Atkinson measuring 7"x 11". It is signed lower left and is mounted and framed in a hand made gilt frame giving an overall size of 15"x 19".

Please see our website www.mctague.co.uk for a good selection of quality oil paintings, watercolours and rare prints, or visit our retail gallery in Harrogate, Yorkshire, where we are normally open Wednesdays – Saturdays.

Tel. 01423 567086 or 07885 108190

Height
37cm (14.57")
Width
48cm (18.90")
Depth
3cm (1.18")
Date of Manufacture

McTague of Harrogate has dated this John Atkinson Watercolour Painting to the 1910s.

Reference Numbers
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SA661448
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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You can view the stock and full dealer information on the McTague of Harrogate Profile Page

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McTague of Harrogate is a registered member of BADA 

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An antique watercolour painting by John Atkinson depicting horses and figures outside the Black Swan coaching inn.
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Archive I An antique watercolour painting by John Atkinson depicting horses and figures outside the Black Swan coaching inn.

John Atkinson "Changing Horses at the Black Swan" Watercolour

Archive II An antique watercolour painting by John Atkinson depicting horses and figures outside the Black Swan coaching inn. View II
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McTague of Harrogate

McTague of Harrogate
Telephone 07885 108190
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United Kingdom

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An antique watercolour painting by John Atkinson depicting horses and figures outside the Black Swan coaching inn.
John Atkinson "Changing Horses at the Black Swan" Watercolour
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An antique watercolour painting by John Atkinson depicting horses and figures outside the Black Swan coaching inn.
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