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"Owen Bowen's Garden". Landscape Watercolour.
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"Owen Bowen's Garden". Landscape Watercolour.

1900 - 1920
Description

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

Title: "The Summer Garden". Mrs. Bowen tending to their garden at Collingham.

Signed and dated (19)22. Watercolour.

Size: 10"x 14". Framed size: 19 1/4"x 23".

For more info please contact us at:

Tel: 01677 424830

Mob: 07885 175279 Email: williamgreenwoodfineart@gmail.com

Trade enquiries welcome.

Work carried out by G.P.Framing and Restoration Services. Now cleaned and framed and in very good ready to hang condition. Free UK delivery.

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.

Work carried out by G.P.Framing and Restoration Services.

Physical Dimensions
Height
49cm (19.29")
Width
58.5cm (23.03")
Depth
3cm (1.18")
Declaration

William Greenwood Fine Art has dated this Antique Garden Watercolour Painting to the 1920s.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Reference
SA790134
Dealers Internal Reference
WGB
Description
Artist: Owen Bowen. R.O.I., P.R.Cam A. (1873-1967). Member of the Staithes Group of Artists.

Title: "The Summer Garden". Mrs. Bowen tending to their garden at Collingham.

Signed and dated (19)22. Watercolour.

fig 1. An impressionistic watercolour painting depicting a figure tending a garden beneath a timber pergola surrounded by foliage.
fig 1. "Owen Bowen's Garden". Landscape Watercolour.

Size: 10"x 14". Framed size: 19 1/4"x 23".

For more info please contact us at:

Tel: 01677 424830

Mob: 07885 175279 Email: williamgreenwoodfineart@gmail.
William Greenwood Fine Art

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fig 2. An impressionistic watercolour painting depicting a figure tending a garden beneath a timber pergola surrounded by foliage.
fig 2. "Owen Bowen's Garden". Landscape Watercolour.

Trade enquiries welcome.

Work carried out by G.P.Framing and Restoration Services. Now cleaned and framed and in very good ready to hang condition. Free UK delivery.

fig 3. An impressionistic watercolour painting depicting a figure tending a garden beneath a timber pergola surrounded by foliage.
fig 3. "Owen Bowen's Garden". Landscape Watercolour.

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.

Work carried out by G.P.Framing and Restoration Services.

Height
49cm (19.29")
Width
58.5cm (23.03")
Depth
3cm (1.18")
Date of Manufacture

William Greenwood Fine Art has dated this Antique Garden Watercolour Painting to the 1920s.

Reference Numbers
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SA790134
Dealers Internal Ref
WGB
William Greenwood Fine Art
Sellingantiques verified Since Oct 2012
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An impressionistic watercolour painting depicting a figure tending a garden beneath a timber pergola surrounded by foliage.
"Owen Bowen's Garden". Landscape watercolour.
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An impressionistic watercolour painting depicting a figure tending a garden beneath a timber pergola surrounded by foliage.
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British impressionist watercolours from this period are characterized by loose brushwork, atmospheric light, and naturalistic depictions of rural landscapes and domestic gardens. Artists focused on capturing fleeting weather effects and light using transparent washes of colour on paper.

Painters typically utilised water-based pigments applied to heavy cotton rag paper. Works were usually executed on board or paper stretched over wooden panels, then mounted under glass to protect the delicate watercolour medium from dust and moisture.

Authenticity is assessed through artist signatures, original gallery labels or inscriptions on the backing board, age-appropriate paper discoloration or foxing, and documented sales records or catalogues raisonnes detailing the artists oeuvre.

A classic landscape painting can be framed in a muted wooden or gilded frame and hung as a focal point above a console table, mantelpiece, or sideboard. It pairs well with modern neutral walls, traditional timber furniture, and soft textiles.

Watercolour pigments are susceptible to light damage and fading. Frame the work behind UV-filtering protective glass, maintain controlled humidity levels to prevent mould, and avoid displaying the artwork in direct sunlight or near heat sources.
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