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Gilbert Foster "The Boatman" Oil Painting
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Gilbert Foster "The Boatman" Oil Painting

19th century
Sold 25 September 2025 · McTague of Harrogate
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Description

William Gilbert Foster (1855-1906) was a senior member of the Staithes Group of artists. He exhibited widely and spent many years living and painting at Runswick Bay on the Yorkshire coast.

"The Boatman" is a lovely example of the work of Gilbert Foster. An oil on canvas measuring 20"x 30", it is in the original gilt frame giving an overall size of 28"x 38" and is signed lower left. On the back is a label with the title and a Leeds address for the artist. There is also a label for Fox, the Huddersfield, Yorkshire, art dealers.

Physical Dimensions
Height
72cm (28.35")
Width
96cm (37.80")
Depth
9cm (3.54")
Declaration

McTague of Harrogate has dated this Oil Painting Landscape to the 1890s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1004197
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Description
William Gilbert Foster (1855-1906) was a senior member of the Staithes Group of artists. He exhibited widely and spent many years living and painting at Runswick Bay on the Yorkshire coast.

"The Boatman" is a lovely example of the work of Gilbert Foster.

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An oil on canvas measuring 20"x 30", it is in the original gilt frame giving an overall size of 28"x 38" and is signed lower left.
McTague of Harrogate

On the back is a label with the title and a Leeds address for the artist. There is also a label for Fox, the Huddersfield, Yorkshire, art dealers.

Height
72cm (28.35")
Width
96cm (37.80")
Depth
9cm (3.54")
Date of Manufacture

McTague of Harrogate has dated this Oil Painting Landscape to the 1890s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1004197
McTague of Harrogate
McTague of Harrogate
Sellingantiques verified Since Apr 2011

Mctague of harrogate are yorkshire based dealers in old pictures. Please see website mctague.co.uk

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McTague of Harrogate is a registered member of BADA 

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Gilbert Foster "The Boatman" Oil Painting

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McTague of Harrogate

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An oil painting on canvas depicting a man poling a boat with three children across a calm river towards a rural village.
Gilbert Foster "The Boatman" oil painting
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An oil painting on canvas depicting a man poling a boat with three children across a calm river towards a rural village.
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  • ObjectPaintings
  • Period19th century
  • StyleRealism
  • MaterialOil paint, canvas, wood
  • ColourMuted blue
  • MotifsRiver landscape, Figures in a boat, Rural village background, Impressionistic brushwork
  • SizeH 72 cm (28 in) x W 96 cm (38 in) x D 9 cm (4 in)

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This style typically focuses on pastoral scenes, rural life, and atmospheric lighting, capturing the natural countryside using layered oil pigments on canvas.

Authentic period works use stretched woven canvas, traditional wooden stretcher frames, and ground mineral pigments bound in linseed or other drying oils.

Authenticity is assessed by examining canvas oxidisation, craquelure patterns, artist signatures, pigment composition, and the construction of the wooden stretcher frame.

Such artworks serve as focal points in traditional or transitional spaces, often paired with simple framing to contrast modern walls or complemented by classic period furnishings.

Preservation requires stable indoor humidity, avoidance of direct sunlight, professional cleaning when necessary, and maintaining the artwork away from extreme temperature fluctuations.
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