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Fred Stead "Barnard Castle" Watercolour
McTague of Harrogate
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McTague of Harrogate

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Fred Stead "Barnard Castle" Watercolour

1900 - 1920
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Frederick 'Fred' Stead was born in Shipley, Yorkshire in August 1863. He studied initially at the Shipley School of Art before being awarded a scholarship to The Royal Cambrian Academy. He gained a reputation as portrait painter of the rich and wealthy of Bradford and became the Chairman of the Society of Yorkshire Artists. He was however far more than just a portrait painter - his landscapes show a love of his native Yorkshire and he exhibited regularly at The Royal Academy in London including works such as "Shades of Evening", "The Magic Crystal" and "The Princess and the Frog".

"Barnard Castle" is a watercolour measuring 10"x 14". It is signed lower left and is framed giving an overall size of 18"x 22".

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
47cm (18.50")
Width
55cm (21.65")
Depth
3cm (1.18")
Declaration

McTague of Harrogate has dated this Barnard Castle Watercolour Painting to the 1910s.

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Frederick 'Fred' Stead was born in Shipley, Yorkshire in August 1863.
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He studied initially at the Shipley School of Art before being awarded a scholarship to The Royal Cambrian Academy.
McTague of Harrogate

He gained a reputation as portrait painter of the rich and wealthy of Bradford and became the Chairman of the Society of Yorkshire Artists. He was however far more than just a portrait painter - his landscapes show a love of his native Yorkshire and he exhibited regularly at The Royal Academy in London including works such as "Shades of Evening", "The Magic Crystal" and "The Princess and the Frog".

fig 1. A watercolour painting depicting Barnard Castle atop a wooded cliff beside a multi-arched stone bridge spanning a river.
fig 1. Fred Stead "Barnard Castle" Watercolour

"Barnard Castle" is a watercolour measuring 10"x 14". It is signed lower left and is framed giving an overall size of 18"x 22".

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
47cm (18.50")
Width
55cm (21.65")
Depth
3cm (1.18")
Date of Manufacture

McTague of Harrogate has dated this Barnard Castle Watercolour Painting to the 1910s.

Reference Numbers
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SA894692
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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Archive I A watercolour painting depicting Barnard Castle atop a wooded cliff beside a multi-arched stone bridge spanning a river.

Fred Stead "Barnard Castle" watercolour

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A watercolour painting depicting Barnard Castle atop a wooded cliff beside a multi-arched stone bridge spanning a river.
Fred Stead "Barnard Castle" watercolour
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A watercolour painting depicting Barnard Castle atop a wooded cliff beside a multi-arched stone bridge spanning a river.
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British watercolour painting from this era often balanced traditional landscape topographical detail with freer, impressionistic brushwork. Artists focused on light, local landmarks, and architectural heritage using muted natural palettes.

Artists used water-based pigments composed of finely ground minerals and binder on heavy cotton rag paper. Works were often executed en plein air or developed from field sketches using layered washes.

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