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Owen Bowen R.o.i. "Cattle by the Wharfe" Good Oil Painting River Landscape.
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Owen Bowen R.o.i. "Cattle by the Wharfe" Good Oil Painting River Landscape.

1900 - 1920
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Artist: Owen Bowen. R.O.I., P.R.Cam A. (1873-1967). Member of the Staithes Group of Artists.

Title: "Sheep by the river Wharfe" ( near Ilkley ).

Signed. Circa 1920. Oil on canvas.

Size: 14"x 21". Framed size: 22 1/2"x 27 1/2".

Now cleaned and framed. 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.

He was educated at Leeds High School and during the evenings studied at Leeds School Of Art under Gilbert Foster who was a pioneer of the art colony at Staithes.

Owen Bowen received his first paint box as a christmas present when he was four. His brother, Miles, provided his initial art training but he soon came under the influence of Gilbert Foster at evening classes in the Leeds School of Art and privately at his studio.

He first exhibited in 1888 at the age of fifteen. The Yorkshire Union of Artists was formed in that year and he was involved at the very outset, winning two medals in the amateur section. At the second annual exhibition, four of his landscapes were hung in prominent positions. A fracas with the secretary during the third annual exhibition resulted in his expulsion at the age of only seventeen.

He had his own studio at eighteen and started exhibiting at the Royal Academy the following year. During the subsequent years, he regularly visited Staithes. To assist these summer activities, he rented a cottage for over ten years at Robin Hood's Bay. He exhibited extensively and mounted two major exhibitions of his own work.

Date of Manufacture

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

Physical Dimensions
Height
52cm (20.47")
Width
70cm (27.56")
Depth
5cm (1.97")
Reference Numbers
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SA687777
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Description
Artist: Owen Bowen. R.O.I., P.R.Cam A. (1873-1967). Member of the Staithes Group of Artists.

Title: "Sheep by the river Wharfe" ( near Ilkley ).

Signed. Circa 1920. Oil on canvas.

Size: 14"x 21". Framed size: 22 1/2"x 27 1/2".

fig 1. An Impressionist oil painting depicting cattle along a riverbank under a cloudy sky.
fig 1. Owen Bowen R.o.i. "Cattle by the Wharfe" Good Oil Painting River Landscape.

Now cleaned and framed. 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.

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He was educated at Leeds High School and during the evenings studied at Leeds School Of Art under Gilbert Foster who was a pioneer of the art colony at Staithes.
William Greenwood Fine Art
fig 2. An Impressionist oil painting depicting cattle along a riverbank under a cloudy sky.
fig 2. Owen Bowen R.o.i. "Cattle by the Wharfe" Good Oil Painting River Landscape.

Owen Bowen received his first paint box as a christmas present when he was four. His brother, Miles, provided his initial art training but he soon came under the influence of Gilbert Foster at evening classes in the Leeds School of Art and privately at his studio.

fig 3. An Impressionist oil painting depicting cattle along a riverbank under a cloudy sky.
fig 3. Owen Bowen R.o.i. "Cattle by the Wharfe" Good Oil Painting River Landscape.

He first exhibited in 1888 at the age of fifteen. The Yorkshire Union of Artists was formed in that year and he was involved at the very outset, winning two medals in the amateur section. At the second annual exhibition, four of his landscapes were hung in prominent positions. A fracas with the secretary during the third annual exhibition resulted in his expulsion at the age of only seventeen.

fig 4. An Impressionist oil painting depicting cattle along a riverbank under a cloudy sky.
fig 4. Owen Bowen R.o.i. "Cattle by the Wharfe" Good Oil Painting River Landscape.

He had his own studio at eighteen and started exhibiting at the Royal Academy the following year. During the subsequent years, he regularly visited Staithes. To assist these summer activities, he rented a cottage for over ten years at Robin Hood's Bay. He exhibited extensively and mounted two major exhibitions of his own work.

Date of Manufacture

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

Height
52cm (20.47")
Width
70cm (27.56")
Depth
5cm (1.97")
Reference Numbers
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SA687777
Dealers Internal Ref
WGP
William Greenwood Fine Art
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  • ObjectOil Paintings
  • Period1900 - 1920
  • StyleBritish Impressionism
  • MaterialOil, Canvas
  • ColourEarthy Green
  • MotifsImpasto brushwork, Pastoral cattle subject, Riverbank composition, Cloudy sky
  • SizeH 52 cm (20 in) x W 70 cm (28 in) x D 5 cm (2 in)

This oil painting belongs to the British Impressionism period, dating from 1920, and depicts a pastoral cattle subject along a riverbank composition under a cloudy sky. The artwork is executed in oil on canvas, showing earthy green tones alongside browns and blues, applied with thick impasto brushwork, and is housed in a clean framed condition measuring 52 cm high, 70 cm wide, and 5 cm deep. Suitable for placement above the mantel in an English Country House style interior, the piece portrays cows drinking at the water edge beside a large leafy tree with textured foliage and a dynamic cloudscape overhead. The composition captures a tranquil rural scene near the river Wharfe, reflecting the traditional plein-air techniques associated with the Staithes Group of Artists.

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British Impressionism emerged in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, characterised by fluid impasto brushwork, atmospheric depictions of natural light, and outdoor painting techniques applied to rural landscapes.

Painters during this period typically applied oil-based pigments onto stretched linen canvas or wood panel, utilizing linseed oil media and protective natural varnish coatings.

Authentic works feature period-correct canvas preparation, artist signatures with consistent monogram styles, surface craquelure appropriate to age, and evidence of historical stretcher marks.

Position the piece as a focal artwork above a mantelpiece or sideboard, pairing it with contemporary furniture or minimalist framing to create a balanced dialogue between traditional subject matter and modern aesthetics.

Dust gently using a soft, dry camel-hair brush, avoid direct sunlight and humidity fluctuations, and consult a professional conservator for surface varnish removal or paint layer stabilization.
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