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Montagu Barstow (British Fl. 1880s-1920s) 'Nymph of the Waves', Watercolour Painting with Gouache
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Montagu Barstow (British Fl. 1880s-1920s) 'Nymph of the Waves', Watercolour Painting with Gouache

19th century
For Sale by Jeckyll & Co
Description

Framed and glazed, signed lower right

Exhibited North-West London 1891/92

Condition: some light foxing around the crest of the wave.

Framed and glazed, size overall 43.5cm x 39cm

Montagu Barstow was an artist and book illustrator and husband to Baroness Orczy, creator of The Scarlet Pimpernel. Montagu was the illustrator to many of her novels and also co-wrote the stage play 'The Scarlet Pimpernel', which opened in London's West End in 1903 and ran for over 4 years.

Postage/packing and insurance to UK destinatioins could be organised for no more than £20.

Physical Dimensions
Height
28cm (11.02")
Width
25cm (9.84")
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Jeckyll & Co has dated this Victorian Watercolour Nude Painting to the Victorian era.

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SA962767
Description
Framed and glazed, signed lower right

Exhibited North-West London 1891/92

Condition: some light foxing around the crest of the wave.

Framed and glazed, size overall 43.5cm x 39cm

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Montagu Barstow was an artist and book illustrator and husband to Baroness Orczy, creator of The Scarlet Pimpernel.
Jeckyll & Co

Montagu was the illustrator to many of her novels and also co-wrote the stage play 'The Scarlet Pimpernel', which opened in London's West End in 1903 and ran for over 4 years.

Postage/packing and insurance to UK destinatioins could be organised for no more than £20.

Height
28cm (11.02")
Width
25cm (9.84")
Date of Manufacture

Jeckyll & Co has dated this Victorian Watercolour Nude Painting to the Victorian era.

Reference Numbers
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SA962767
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A monochrome watercolour and gouache painting depicting a reclining female figure enclosed within a cresting ocean wave, signed by Montagu Barstow in the lower right.
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Archive I A monochrome watercolour and gouache painting depicting a reclining female figure enclosed within a cresting ocean wave, signed by Montagu Barstow in the lower right.

Montagu Barstow (British Fl. 1880s-1920s) 'Nymph of the Waves', Watercolour Painting with Gouache

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A monochrome watercolour and gouache painting depicting a reclining female figure enclosed within a cresting ocean wave, signed by Montagu Barstow in the lower right.
Montagu Barstow (British fl. 1880s-1920s) 'Nymph of the Waves', watercolour painting with gouache
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A monochrome watercolour and gouache painting depicting a reclining female figure enclosed within a cresting ocean wave, signed by Montagu Barstow in the lower right.
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Fine art from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries frequently featured classical, symbolist, and mythological themes, executed with delicate washes of watercolour and heightened gouache to capture fluid movement and atmospheric effects.

Artists used watercolour pigments mixed with water-soluble binders, often combining opaque gouache for highlights, applied onto heavy rag-based paper or artist board.

Authentic period watercolours exhibit natural age-related toning or light foxing on the paper, fine hand-painted brushwork rather than mechanical print dots, and original signatures or inscriptions in ink, graphite, or paint.

Display works on paper framed behind anti-reflective UV glass with archival acid-free mounts, positioning them above console tables or within gallery walls to complement both contemporary and classic room schemes.

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