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Walter Meegan. "Moonlit Scarborough". Pair. Oil Painting Marines.
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Walter Meegan. "Moonlit Scarborough". Pair. Oil Painting Marines.

1900 - 1920
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Title: "Fishing Boats, Scarborough, in moonlight, North Yorkshire". Pair.

Artist: Walter Linsley Meegan. (1859-1944).

Both signed. Circa 1900.

Oils on canvas. Size: 12"x 9". Framed size: 16 1/2"x 13 1/2".

Very fine examples of his moonlight scenes.

Now cleaned and framed. In very good ready to hang condition.

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Yorkshire artist Walter Meegan showed his talent early. While still a student at Leeds School of Art he won first prize for a painting of a baby sleeping in its mother’s arms. After marriage, he travelled to the United States and opened a studio on Fifth Avenue in New York where he gained great acclaim and moved in circles appropriate for gaining prestigious commissions. However, the death of his youngest child and his wife’s homesickness meant that the family returned to Yorkshire – first to Leeds and then to Scarborough, where the family settled.

It was at the time of the Meegan family’s return to British shores that Walter Meegan became a pupil of the great Yorkshire painter, Atkinson Grimshaw, studying with him at his Leeds studio. Indeed, Meegan is considered by many to be Grimshaw’s greatest disciple.

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Height
42cm (16.54")
Width
34cm (13.39")
Depth
6cm (2.36")
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William Greenwood Fine Art has dated these Antique Marine Oil Paintings to the 1900s.

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Description
Title: "Fishing Boats, Scarborough, in moonlight, North Yorkshire". Pair.

Artist: Walter Linsley Meegan. (1859-1944).

Both signed. Circa 1900.

Oils on canvas. Size: 12"x 9". Framed size: 16 1/2"x 13 1/2".

fig 1. A pair of matching Victorian oil paintings depicting moonlit marine harbour scenes housed in ornate gilded swept frames.
fig 1. Walter Meegan. "Moonlit Scarborough". Pair. Oil Painting Marines.

Very fine examples of his moonlight scenes.

Now cleaned and framed. In very good ready to hang condition.

Free UK delivery. Trade enquiries welcome. For more info please contact us at:

fig 2. A pair of matching Victorian oil paintings depicting moonlit marine harbour scenes housed in ornate gilded swept frames.
fig 2. Walter Meegan. "Moonlit Scarborough". Pair. Oil Painting Marines.

Tel: 01677 424830

Mob: 07885 175279

Email: williamgreenwoodfineart@gmail.com

Yorkshire artist Walter Meegan showed his talent early.

“
While still a student at Leeds School of Art he won first prize for a painting of a baby sleeping in its mother’s arms.
William Greenwood Fine Art

After marriage, he travelled to the United States and opened a studio on Fifth Avenue in New York where he gained great acclaim and moved in circles appropriate for gaining prestigious commissions. However, the death of his youngest child and his wife’s homesickness meant that the family returned to Yorkshire – first to Leeds and then to Scarborough, where the family settled.

fig 3. A pair of matching Victorian oil paintings depicting moonlit marine harbour scenes housed in ornate gilded swept frames.
fig 3. Walter Meegan. "Moonlit Scarborough". Pair. Oil Painting Marines.

It was at the time of the Meegan family’s return to British shores that Walter Meegan became a pupil of the great Yorkshire painter, Atkinson Grimshaw, studying with him at his Leeds studio. Indeed, Meegan is considered by many to be Grimshaw’s greatest disciple.

Height
42cm (16.54")
Width
34cm (13.39")
Depth
6cm (2.36")
Date of Manufacture

William Greenwood Fine Art has dated these Antique Marine Oil Paintings to the 1900s.

Reference Numbers
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SA881480
Dealers Internal Ref
WGP
William Greenwood Fine Art
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Archive I A pair of matching Victorian oil paintings depicting moonlit marine harbour scenes housed in ornate gilded swept frames.

Walter Meegan. "Moonlit Scarborough". Pair. Oil Painting Marines.

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Victorian marine paintings focus on coastal views, shipping vessels, and dramatic atmospheric conditions such as moonlit skies or storms. Artists of this era often rendered light reflections on water with detailed brushwork to capture maritime industry and local topography.

These works typically consist of oil pigments applied to stretched linen canvas or wooden panels. Frames are constructed from timber moulding decorated with carved or moulded gesso plaster and finished with gold leaf gilding.

Authentic period paintings show natural signs of age, including fine craquelure across the paint layer, age-related darkening or yellowing of the protective varnish, and oxidisation of the canvas or timber backboard. Signatures and period framer labels also aid verification.

Dark nocturnal paintings serve as focal points when hung against neutral or deep-toned walls. Position picture lighting above the frame to highlight the deeper pigments and metallic highlights in the gilded frame.

Keep paintings away from direct sunlight, radiators, and high humidity to prevent cracking or warping. Dust frames gently with a soft dry brush and consult a professional conservator for surface cleaning or varnish removal.
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