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Edmund Gouldsmith. "Croyde Bay, Devon". Marine Watercolour.
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Edmund Gouldsmith. "Croyde Bay, Devon". Marine Watercolour.

1900 - 1920
Description

Artist: Edmund Gouldsmith R.B.A., R.W.A. (1852-1932). British.

Title: "Croyde Bay, (South) Devon.

Signed and dated 1920. Inscribed on the reverse of the painting with the title and Artist's name.

Watercolour.

Size: 15 1/4"x 19 3/4". Overall: 20"x 24 3/4".

Now cleaned and framed.

In very good ready to hang condition. Free UK delivery. Trade enquiries welcome.

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Edmund GOULDSMITH RBA, RWA

1852-1932

The artist was born in Bristol on 10 July 1852, and studied at Bristol Government School of Art and the RA Schools (South Kensington).

He is known to have had Newlyn titles in the 1890s. In 1894 he exhibited The Cornish Sea (1894) at the RA. Later he travelled in Australia and New Zealand. He lived in Bath and Bristol and died, age 80, on 10 August 1932 at Bridport, Dorset.

Media:

Painter of landscapes, marine studies and portraits.

Exhibitions:

RA (14); BI (5); L (2); RBA (50); RI (1); ROI (2); RSA (3); SS (4); NW.

Memberships:

RBA, RWA.

Physical Dimensions
Height
51cm (20.08")
Width
63cm (24.80")
Depth
5cm (1.97")
Declaration

William Greenwood Fine Art has dated this Antique Marine Watercolour Painting to the 1920s.

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Description
Artist: Edmund Gouldsmith R.B.A., R.W.A. (1852-1932). British.

Title: "Croyde Bay, (South) Devon.

Signed and dated 1920. Inscribed on the reverse of the painting with the title and Artist's name.

Watercolour.

fig 1. A watercolour painting depicting a rocky beach with breaking ocean waves, distant sailing vessels, and a cloudy sky in Croyde Bay, Devon.
fig 1. Edmund Gouldsmith. "Croyde Bay, Devon". Marine Watercolour.

Size: 15 1/4"x 19 3/4". Overall: 20"x 24 3/4".

Now cleaned and framed.

In very good ready to hang condition. Free UK delivery. Trade enquiries welcome.

For more info please contact us at:

Tel: 01677 424830

fig 2. A watercolour painting depicting a rocky beach with breaking ocean waves, distant sailing vessels, and a cloudy sky in Croyde Bay, Devon.
fig 2. Edmund Gouldsmith. "Croyde Bay, Devon". Marine Watercolour.

Mob: 07885 175279

Email: williamgreenwoodfineart@gmail.com

Edmund GOULDSMITH RBA, RWA

1852-1932

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The artist was born in Bristol on 10 July 1852, and studied at Bristol Government School of Art and the RA Schools (South Kensington).
William Greenwood Fine Art
fig 3. A watercolour painting depicting a rocky beach with breaking ocean waves, distant sailing vessels, and a cloudy sky in Croyde Bay, Devon.
fig 3. Edmund Gouldsmith. "Croyde Bay, Devon". Marine Watercolour.

He is known to have had Newlyn titles in the 1890s. In 1894 he exhibited The Cornish Sea (1894) at the RA. Later he travelled in Australia and New Zealand. He lived in Bath and Bristol and died, age 80, on 10 August 1932 at Bridport, Dorset.

Media:

Painter of landscapes, marine studies and portraits.

Exhibitions:

RA (14); BI (5); L (2); RBA (50); RI (1); ROI (2); RSA (3); SS (4); NW.

Memberships:

RBA, RWA.

Height
51cm (20.08")
Width
63cm (24.80")
Depth
5cm (1.97")
Date of Manufacture

William Greenwood Fine Art has dated this Antique Marine Watercolour Painting to the 1920s.

Reference Numbers
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SA946724
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wgp
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A watercolour painting depicting a rocky beach with breaking ocean waves, distant sailing vessels, and a cloudy sky in Croyde Bay, Devon.
Edmund Gouldsmith. "Croyde Bay, Devon". Marine watercolour.
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A watercolour painting depicting a rocky beach with breaking ocean waves, distant sailing vessels, and a cloudy sky in Croyde Bay, Devon.
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British marine watercolours of this era typically capture coastal scenery, tidal shorelines, and light conditions using delicate translucent glazes and fluid brushwork on heavy paper.

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