James Andrew McColvin.
English ( b.1864 - d.1920 ).
Maiden Collecting Water, North East England.
Oil on Canvas. Signed.
Image size 23.4 inches x 11.4 inches ( 59.5cm x 29cm )
Frame size 30.5 inches x 18.5 inches ( 77.5cm x 47cm )
Available for sale from Big Sky Fine Art; this original oil painting by James Andrew McColvin, dating from around 1890.
The painting is presented and supplied in a modern-day ornate frame with the aesthetics and appearance of late Victorian 1890s frame (which is shown in these photographs).
The painted surfaces have benefitted from some restoration, cleaning and conservation, which has taken place in the last 10 years on the instruction of a charity and membership organisation for heritage conservation in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
This antique painting is now in very good condition, hardly commensurate with its age. It wants for nothing and is supplied ready to hang and display.
The painting is signed lower left.
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...mes Andrew McColvin, also known as John McColvin, (his registered birth name), was an accomplished regional British artist, born in Winlaton, county Durham (now the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead, Tyne and Wear) in 1864. As a young man he lived in Newcastle and worked as an apprentice jeweller. He married Isabella Stewart in 1889 and by 1891 the family were living at 82 Mowbray Street, Heaton, Newcastle. By this time his occupation was given as an Artist Painter. In 1901 he was still working as an artist, but now living in Whitely, Tynemouth. In 1911 he moved to 12 Blackhorse Lane in East Croydon. After this he lived at 38 Lebanon Road in East Croydon, where he died in 1920. He left a wife and four children.
There are no records of his works being exhibited, but there are at least five of his works in the National Collections, two with the National Trust, two with the North East Lincolnshire Museum Service and one at Haworth Art Gallery. These are all viewable with the BBC in partnership with the cultural, education charity Public Catalogue Foundation – “Your Paintings” facility.
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This beautiful painting shows a young woman standing on a winding coastal path, with the cliffs and sea in the background. She is wearing a long peach coloured skirt, an open-necked white blouse and a richly decorated dark green bodice. Her dark hair is casually piled up on her head. She is carrying a large brown earthenware pot on her right shoulder, no doubt full of fresh water from the well. She looks relaxed and happy about what is no doubt a daily task!
For a full biography of this artist please see his listing on www.bigskyfineart.com .
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Antique ID Number (AIDN): SA877509
Dateline of this antique is 1890
Height is 77.5cm (30.5inches)Width is 47cm (18.5inches)Depth is 7.5cm (3.0inches)
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