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George Smith. "Gathering Kelp". Oil Marine Coastal Painting.
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George Smith. "Gathering Kelp". Oil Marine Coastal Painting.

1900 - 1920
Description

Artist: George Smith R.S.A. Scottish. (1870-1934).

Title: "Gathering Kelp". Circa 1900.

Oil on panel. Signed. Framed in a very good gilt gold leaf swept frame.

Size: 7"x 10". Framed size: 15"x 18".

In very good ready to hang condition. Free UK delivery. For more info please contact us at:

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George Smith RSA (1870 - 1934). Born Mid Calder, Midlothian, died Edinburgh. Painter of landscapes and animal subjects, especially scenes involving working horses. Educated at George Watsons College, studied art at Board of Manufacturers School, Edinburgh and Antwerp under Verlat. His paintings had charm, capturing the spirit of the heavy horses as they worked on farms and under dappled sunlight in woodlands. He exhibited at the Royal Academy (5), the Royal Scottish Academy (128), the Royal Hibernian Academy (3), the Glasgow Institute of Fine Art (87), the Aberdeen Artists Society between 1896 and 1931 and also at the Liverpool Galleries (3).

Physical Dimensions
Height
38cm (14.96")
Width
46cm (18.11")
Depth
10cm (3.94")
Declaration

William Greenwood Fine Art has dated this Framed Marine Oil Painting to the 1900s.

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SA998492
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Description
Artist: George Smith R.S.A. Scottish. (1870-1934).

Title: "Gathering Kelp". Circa 1900.

Oil on panel. Signed. Framed in a very good gilt gold leaf swept frame.

Size: 7"x 10". Framed size: 15"x 18".

In very good ready to hang condition. Free UK delivery. For more info please contact us at:

fig 1. An antique oil painting depicting draft horses and a cart on a shoreline, housed within an ornate swept gilt frame.
fig 1. George Smith. "Gathering Kelp". Oil Marine Coastal Painting.

Tel: 01677 424830

Mob: 07885 175279

Email: williamgreenwoodfineart@gmail.com

Trade enquiries welcome.

George Smith RSA (1870 - 1934). Born Mid Calder, Midlothian, died Edinburgh. Painter of landscapes and animal subjects, especially scenes involving working horses.

Educated at George Watsons College, studied art at Board of Manufacturers School, Edinburgh and Antwerp under Verlat.
William Greenwood Fine Art

His paintings had charm, capturing the spirit of the heavy horses as they worked on farms and under dappled sunlight in woodlands. He exhibited at the Royal Academy (5), the Royal Scottish Academy (128), the Royal Hibernian Academy (3), the Glasgow Institute of Fine Art (87), the Aberdeen Artists Society between 1896 and 1931 and also at the Liverpool Galleries (3).

Height
38cm (14.96")
Width
46cm (18.11")
Depth
10cm (3.94")
Date of Manufacture

William Greenwood Fine Art has dated this Framed Marine Oil Painting to the 1900s.

Reference Numbers
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SA998492
Dealers Internal Ref
WGP
William Greenwood Fine Art
Sellingantiques verified Since Oct 2012
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An antique oil painting depicting draft horses and a cart on a shoreline, housed within an ornate swept gilt frame.
George Smith. "Gathering Kelp". Oil marine coastal painting.
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An antique oil painting depicting draft horses and a cart on a shoreline, housed within an ornate swept gilt frame.
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