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A.g.stevens "Whitby" Watercolour
McTague of Harrogate
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A.g.stevens "Whitby" Watercolour

1900 - 1920
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Albert George Stevens was a founding member of the renowned Staithes Art Club (founded in 1901) based around Whitby. He was born in Biggleswade, Bedfordshire where his father was a doctor. He studied at the Academy in Antwerp after the death of his father and tended to paint mostly in watercolour. His style was impressionistic, his subject matter mostly Yorkshire landscapes in which he sometimes captured the local children playing, the farmer leading his sheep, interiors with ladies taking tea or flower arranging or more domestic chores such as milking time. Stevens exhibited extensively at the Royal Academy, the Walker Gallery Liverpool, the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolours and the Yorkshire Union of Artists.

The present painting "A view of Whitby" is an attractive atmospheric watercolour measuring 12"x 15". It is signed lower left and is mounted and framed giving an overall size of 24"x 27".

Physical Dimensions
Height
60cm (23.62")
Width
70cm (27.56")
Depth
3cm (1.18")
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McTague of Harrogate has dated this Antique Whitby Watercolour Painting to the 1910s.

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SA913743
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Albert George Stevens was a founding member of the renowned Staithes Art Club (founded in 1901) based around Whitby. He was born in Biggleswade, Bedfordshire where his father was a doctor.
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He studied at the Academy in Antwerp after the death of his father and tended to paint mostly in watercolour.
McTague of Harrogate

His style was impressionistic, his subject matter mostly Yorkshire landscapes in which he sometimes captured the local children playing, the farmer leading his sheep, interiors with ladies taking tea or flower arranging or more domestic chores such as milking time. Stevens exhibited extensively at the Royal Academy, the Walker Gallery Liverpool, the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolours and the Yorkshire Union of Artists.

The present painting "A view of Whitby" is an attractive atmospheric watercolour measuring 12"x 15". It is signed lower left and is mounted and framed giving an overall size of 24"x 27".

Height
60cm (23.62")
Width
70cm (27.56")
Depth
3cm (1.18")
Date of Manufacture

McTague of Harrogate has dated this Antique Whitby Watercolour Painting to the 1910s.

Reference Numbers
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SA913743
McTague of Harrogate
McTague of Harrogate
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Mctague of harrogate are yorkshire based dealers in old pictures. Please see website mctague.co.uk

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A watercolour painting depicting an elevated view over a coastal town harbour with rooftops, cliffs, and boats under a hazy sky.
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Archive I A watercolour painting depicting an elevated view over a coastal town harbour with rooftops, cliffs, and boats under a hazy sky.

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A watercolour painting depicting an elevated view over a coastal town harbour with rooftops, cliffs, and boats under a hazy sky.
A.G.Stevens "Whitby" watercolour
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A watercolour painting depicting an elevated view over a coastal town harbour with rooftops, cliffs, and boats under a hazy sky.
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British watercolour landscapes from this era often feature muted tonal palettes, atmospheric wash techniques, and detailed representations of coastal and rural topography.

Artists utilised water-soluble pigments applied to heavy cotton rag paper, often prepared with light graphite under-drawings to guide the wash layers.

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