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Carleton Grant Watercolour ‘ Figures and a Donkey by the Waters Edge ,North Wales’
Graham Reed Fine Art
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Carleton Grant Watercolour ‘ Figures and a Donkey by the Waters Edge ,North Wales’

19th century
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Carleton Grant RBA 1857-1899.Born in Liverpool he developed a highly individual firm of watercolour landscape.While undoubtedly influenced by the nocturnes of James McNeill Whistler,his contribution presents evening time in a manner that is particularly soft and gentle,with the last light reflected in quiet backwaters,often those of the Thames Valley.Prior to 1892 he lived in North Wales at Rhyl and Llandudno but in that year moved to the Thames Valley.In the same year he started exhibiting at the Royal Academy exhibiting 10 works between 1892-1897.His main showcase was the Royal Society of British Artists where he showed 24 works in his short career.His work was shown to Queen Victoria and her daughter Princess Louise at Windsor Castle and each purchased two works. ‘Figures and a Donkey by the Waters edge,North Wales’ signed watercolour,dated 1890;image size 33x48.5cms,framed size 60x74cms

Physical Dimensions
Height
33cm (12.99")
Width
48.5cm (19.09")
Depth
2cm (0.79")
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Graham Reed Fine Art has dated this Carleton Grant Watercolour Landscape to the 1890s.

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Carleton Grant RBA 1857-1899.Born in Liverpool he developed a highly individual firm of watercolour landscape.While undoubtedly influenced by the nocturnes of James McNeill Whistler,his contribution presents evening time in a manner that is particularly soft and gentle,with the last light reflected in quiet backwaters,often those of the Thames Valley.
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Prior to 1892 he lived in North Wales at Rhyl and Llandudno but in that year moved to the Thames Valley.
Graham Reed Fine Art

In the same year he started exhibiting at the Royal Academy exhibiting 10 works between 1892-1897.His main showcase was the Royal Society of British Artists where he showed 24 works in his short career.His work was shown to Queen Victoria and her daughter Princess Louise at Windsor Castle and each purchased two works. ‘Figures and a Donkey by the Waters edge,North Wales’ signed watercolour,dated 1890;image size 33x48.5cms,framed size 60x74cms

Height
33cm (12.99")
Width
48.5cm (19.09")
Depth
2cm (0.79")
Date of Manufacture

Graham Reed Fine Art has dated this Carleton Grant Watercolour Landscape to the 1890s.

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SA973429
Graham Reed Fine Art
Graham Reed Fine Art
Sellingantiques verified Since Jun 2017

Previously I worked in london as a chartered surveyor and have been dealing in paintings for nearly thirty years.

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A 19th-century watercolour painting depicting a woman leading a donkey along a coastal dirt path past whitewashed cottages in North Wales.
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Archive I A 19th-century watercolour painting depicting a woman leading a donkey along a coastal dirt path past whitewashed cottages in North Wales.

CARLETON GRANT WATERCOLOUR ‘ FIGURES AND A DONKEY BY THE WATERS EDGE ,NORTH WALES’

Archive II A 19th-century watercolour painting depicting a woman leading a donkey along a coastal dirt path past whitewashed cottages in North Wales. View II
Archive III A 19th-century watercolour painting depicting a woman leading a donkey along a coastal dirt path past whitewashed cottages in North Wales. View III
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A 19th-century watercolour painting depicting a woman leading a donkey along a coastal dirt path past whitewashed cottages in North Wales.
CARLETON GRANT WATERCOLOUR ‘ FIGURES AND A DONKEY BY THE WATERS EDGE ,NORTH WALES’
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A 19th-century watercolour painting depicting a woman leading a donkey along a coastal dirt path past whitewashed cottages in North Wales.
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