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Feeding the Chicken: The Half Timbered Coastal Home, Ca 1910 Wonderful Provenance Large and Fresh Watercolour on Paper
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Feeding the Chicken: The Half Timbered Coastal Home, Ca 1910 Wonderful Provenance Large and Fresh Watercolour on Paper

1900 - 1920
Description

An idyllic and sunny scene depicting a woman feeding chicken in the garden of her half-timbered home.

Dating from circa 1900, it is a large work by Fred Roe (1864 –1947). Roe studied at Heatherley School of Fine Art under Seymour Lucas. Roe first exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1877, was elected to the RBA in 1895, then to the Royal Institute of British Painters in 1909.

He exhibited at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition from 1887, and continued to show there until a few years before his death. He also showed at other principle London and provincial centres, as well as at the Paris Salon; the Rome International Salon and in Toronto.

Roe's work can be found in many public collections including the National Portrait Gallery in London.

A member of the Ipswich Arts Club in the 1890s, Roe had strong family links with East Anglia. I believe therefore that the scene depicted - which with its windmill appears Dutch at first sight - may actually be a view of the Suffolk coast!

The picture, which is wonderfully fresh in its colours, has wonderful provenance. It belonged to the British industrialist Leonard Pelham Lee (1903–1980), a relative of Roe's, and hung in Lee's manor house in Warwickshire.

Painted on Whatman Drawing Board and measuring 40.5 x 54 at sight, the artwork is signed at the lower left. The overall framed size in a lightly gilded reverse oak frame is 59 x 75 cm.

Physical Dimensions
Height
40cm (15.75")
Width
54cm (21.26")
Depth
1cm (0.39")
Declaration

Skippings Fine Arts has dated this Edwardian Watercolour Landscape Painting to the 1900s.

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SA992520
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Description
An idyllic and sunny scene depicting a woman feeding chicken in the garden of her half-timbered home.

Dating from circa 1900, it is a large work by Fred Roe (1864 –1947). Roe studied at Heatherley School of Fine Art under Seymour Lucas.

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Roe first exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1877, was elected to the RBA in 1895, then to the Royal Institute of British Painters in 1909.
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fig 1. An Edwardian watercolour painting depicting a half-timbered coastal cottage with shaped topiary, a figure feeding chickens in a flower garden, and a distant windmill.
fig 1. Feeding the Chicken: The Half Timbered Coastal Home, Ca 1910 Wonderful Provenance Large and Fresh Watercolour on Paper

He exhibited at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition from 1887, and continued to show there until a few years before his death. He also showed at other principle London and provincial centres, as well as at the Paris Salon; the Rome International Salon and in Toronto.

fig 2. An Edwardian watercolour painting depicting a half-timbered coastal cottage with shaped topiary, a figure feeding chickens in a flower garden, and a distant windmill.
fig 2. Feeding the Chicken: The Half Timbered Coastal Home, Ca 1910 Wonderful Provenance Large and Fresh Watercolour on Paper

Roe's work can be found in many public collections including the National Portrait Gallery in London.

A member of the Ipswich Arts Club in the 1890s, Roe had strong family links with East Anglia. I believe therefore that the scene depicted - which with its windmill appears Dutch at first sight - may actually be a view of the Suffolk coast!

The picture, which is wonderfully fresh in its colours, has wonderful provenance. It belonged to the British industrialist Leonard Pelham Lee (1903–1980), a relative of Roe's, and hung in Lee's manor house in Warwickshire.

Painted on Whatman Drawing Board and measuring 40.5 x 54 at sight, the artwork is signed at the lower left. The overall framed size in a lightly gilded reverse oak frame is 59 x 75 cm.

Height
40cm (15.75")
Width
54cm (21.26")
Depth
1cm (0.39")
Date of Manufacture

Skippings Fine Arts has dated this Edwardian Watercolour Landscape Painting to the 1900s.

Reference Numbers
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SA992520
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Archive I An Edwardian watercolour painting depicting a half-timbered coastal cottage with shaped topiary, a figure feeding chickens in a flower garden, and a distant windmill.

Feeding the Chicken: The Half Timbered Coastal Home, Ca 1910 Wonderful Provenance Large and Fresh Watercolour on Paper

Archive II An Edwardian watercolour painting depicting a half-timbered coastal cottage with shaped topiary, a figure feeding chickens in a flower garden, and a distant windmill. View II
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An Edwardian watercolour painting depicting a half-timbered coastal cottage with shaped topiary, a figure feeding chickens in a flower garden, and a distant windmill.
Feeding the chicken: the half timbered coastal home, ca 1910 wonderful provenance large and fresh watercolour on paper
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An Edwardian watercolour painting depicting a half-timbered coastal cottage with shaped topiary, a figure feeding chickens in a flower garden, and a distant windmill.
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  • ObjectWatercolour Painting
  • Period1900 - 1920
  • StyleEdwardian
  • MaterialWatercolour paint, Paper
  • ColourMulticolour
  • MotifsHalf-timbered architecture, Topiary hedge, Coastal windmill, Cottage garden
  • SizeH 40 cm (16 in) x W 54 cm (21 in) x D 1 cm (0 in)

This Edwardian watercolour painting on paper depicts an idyllic and sunny coastal scene by artist Fred Roe, dating from circa 1900. The artwork shows a half-timbered house with a red tiled roof and a red brick chimney stack, accompanied by a topiary hedge, a flowering garden, a distant windmill, and a figure feeding chickens. Painted on Whatman Drawing Board, the multicolour composition bears a signature at the lower left. The piece measures 40 cm high, 54 cm wide, and 1 cm deep. Suitable for display in a home today, this artwork hangs above a sideboard to bring a touch of English Country House design to a dining room or living space. The traditional subject matter complements period interiors and historical art collections.

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Early 20th-century British watercolour landscapes often depicted rural architecture, heritage buildings, and coastal life, capturing natural light and atmospheric detail through translucent washes on paper.

Artists utilized water-soluble pigments bound with gum arabic, applied to heavyweight cotton or rag paper using soft sable or squirrel hair brushes.

Authentic period watercolours usually feature age-appropriate paper toning, period framing marks, legible artist signatures in graphite or ink, and classic naturalistic subject matter.

A original watercolour painting can be styled by positioning it above a sideboard, pairing it with warm timber furniture, or featuring it within a curated gallery wall.

Watercolours should be displayed away from direct sunlight, mounted using acid-free materials, and framed behind UV-filtering glass to protect against fading and discolouration.
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