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William Greaves "The Mill Stream Near Kirkstall" Oil Painting
McTague of Harrogate
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McTague of Harrogate

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William Greaves "The Mill Stream Near Kirkstall" Oil Painting

1900 - 1920
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William Greaves (1852-1938) was born in Leeds and studied at Sheffield College of Art. He travelled and exhibited widely at galleries including the Royal Academy, Royal Cambrian Academy, Manchester and Liverpool. He worked mostly in oils and his subjects include landscapes in and around Wharfedale in Yorkshire and Sherwood Forest in Nottinghamshire.

This William Greaves oil painting on board measures 14"x 10" and is signed lower right and dated (18)99. It is framed in a gilt swept frame giving an overall size of 21"x 17". On the back is a nice original label with the title and the artist's name and address in Leeds.

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 Thursdays – Saturdays.

Tel. 01423 567086 or 07885 108190

Physical Dimensions
Height
42cm (16.54")
Width
53cm (20.87")
Depth
5cm (1.97")
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McTague of Harrogate has dated this Antique Landscape Oil Painting to the 1900s.

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SA840402
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William Greaves (1852-1938) was born in Leeds and studied at Sheffield College of Art.
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He travelled and exhibited widely at galleries including the Royal Academy, Royal Cambrian Academy, Manchester and Liverpool.
McTague of Harrogate

He worked mostly in oils and his subjects include landscapes in and around Wharfedale in Yorkshire and Sherwood Forest in Nottinghamshire.

fig 1. An antique oil painting depicting a peaceful mill stream framed by tall trees under an overcast grey sky, signed by artist William Greaves.
fig 1. William Greaves "The Mill Stream Near Kirkstall" Oil Painting

This William Greaves oil painting on board measures 14"x 10" and is signed lower right and dated (18)99. It is framed in a gilt swept frame giving an overall size of 21"x 17". On the back is a nice original label with the title and the artist's name and address in Leeds.

fig 2. An antique oil painting depicting a peaceful mill stream framed by tall trees under an overcast grey sky, signed by artist William Greaves.
fig 2. William Greaves "The Mill Stream Near Kirkstall" Oil Painting

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 Thursdays – Saturdays.

Tel. 01423 567086 or 07885 108190

Height
42cm (16.54")
Width
53cm (20.87")
Depth
5cm (1.97")
Date of Manufacture

McTague of Harrogate has dated this Antique Landscape Oil Painting to the 1900s.

Reference Numbers
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SA840402
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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