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John D.walker "Barnack" Watercolour
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John D.walker "Barnack" Watercolour

1900 - 1920
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John Dobby Walker (1863-1925) was a watercolour painter born in Bradford who started his working career as a coach trimmer and painter at Sheethams, a local coach building firm. He studied painting at the Bradford Church Institute and, following a spell as an art teacher, devoted his time to painting, mainly landscape views. He painted mostly around his home in the West Riding but also travelled and exhibited widely both throughout the U.K. and on the continent. His work is now held in good private collections and also in Public Art Galleries.

The present watercolour is a very good example with family provenance. It measures 11"x 14" and is signed lower right and inscribed with the title "Barnack" lower left. It is mounted and framed giving an overall size of 19"x 23".

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
49cm (19.29")
Width
59cm (23.23")
Depth
4cm (1.57")
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McTague of Harrogate has dated this British Landscape Watercolour Painting to the 1910s.

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SA677946
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John Dobby Walker (1863-1925) was a watercolour painter born in Bradford who started his working career as a coach trimmer and painter at Sheethams, a local coach building firm.
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He studied painting at the Bradford Church Institute and, following a spell as an art teacher, devoted his time to painting, mainly landscape views.
McTague of Harrogate

He painted mostly around his home in the West Riding but also travelled and exhibited widely both throughout the U.K. and on the continent. His work is now held in good private collections and also in Public Art Galleries.

fig 1. A landscape watercolour painting depicting a pastoral scene in Barnack with mature trees, a low wooden fence, grazing sheep, and village rooftops under a cloudy sky.
fig 1. John D.walker "Barnack" Watercolour

The present watercolour is a very good example with family provenance. It measures 11"x 14" and is signed lower right and inscribed with the title "Barnack" lower left. It is mounted and framed giving an overall size of 19"x 23".

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
49cm (19.29")
Width
59cm (23.23")
Depth
4cm (1.57")
Date of Manufacture

McTague of Harrogate has dated this British Landscape Watercolour Painting to the 1910s.

Reference Numbers
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SA677946
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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Archive I A landscape watercolour painting depicting a pastoral scene in Barnack with mature trees, a low wooden fence, grazing sheep, and village rooftops under a cloudy sky.

John D.walker "Barnack" Watercolour

Archive II A landscape watercolour painting depicting a pastoral scene in Barnack with mature trees, a low wooden fence, grazing sheep, and village rooftops under a cloudy sky. View II
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A landscape watercolour painting depicting a pastoral scene in Barnack with mature trees, a low wooden fence, grazing sheep, and village rooftops under a cloudy sky.
John D.Walker "Barnack" watercolour
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A landscape watercolour painting depicting a pastoral scene in Barnack with mature trees, a low wooden fence, grazing sheep, and village rooftops under a cloudy sky.
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  • ObjectPaintings
  • Period1900 - 1920
  • StyleEnglish School
  • MaterialWatercolour, Paper
  • ColourMuted Green
  • MotifsPastoral landscape, Mature trees, Grazing livestock, Wooden fencing
  • SizeH 49 cm (19 in) x W 59 cm (23 in) x D 4 cm (2 in)

This original watercolour painting on paper is an English School work dating to 1910 by artist John Dobby Walker. The pastoral composition depicts a rural landscape in Barnack under a cloudy sky, showing mature trees, a low wooden fence, grazing sheep, and distant village rooftops rendered in muted green and earthy red tones. The artwork carries the artist signature at the lower right and the title inscription "Barnack" at the lower left, presented within a mounted frame with visible glazing. The physical piece measures 49 cm high, 59 cm wide, and 4 cm deep. It brings a traditional English Country House aesthetic to domestic interiors when hung above a sideboard in a living room, dining room, or hallway.

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Early 20th-century British watercolour landscapes frequently focused on rural, pastoral scenes captured with naturalistic lighting, layered wash techniques, and subtle earth tones reflecting the countryside.

Artists utilised water-based pigments painted onto heavy cotton rag paper, often prepared with light graphite underdrawing and mounted under protective glass.

Authentic period pieces exhibit subtle tonal ageing of paper, faint original pencil guidelines beneath translucent paint washes, and signatures executed directly in pigment.

Position the artwork as a focal point above a console table or within an alcove to introduce traditional tones and historic character to contemporary spaces.

Keep watercolour paintings away from direct light, frame them using archival acid-free mounts under UV-filtering glass, and maintain stable ambient humidity levels.
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