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Arthur Claude Strachan Watercolour ‘ Young Girl Outside a Cottage Garden’
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Arthur Claude Strachan Watercolour ‘ Young Girl Outside a Cottage Garden’

1900 - 1920
Sold 3 July 2025 · Graham Reed Fine Art
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Arthur Claude Strachan 1865-1939.Born in Edinburgh he was a fine landscape watercolourist best known for his beautiful and sentimental pictures of flower wreathed cottages and village scenes.Strachan studied at the Liverpool College of Art and later travelled throughout Great Britain in order to paint the country life which he loved to portray.Exhibited at the Birmingham Art Gallery,The Walker Art Gallery,Liverpool and the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolour. ‘Young Girl outside a Cottage Garden’ signed watercolour,image size 45x28 cms cms, framed size 66x48 cms.Beautifully presented in a regilded period frame

Date of Manufacture

Graham Reed Fine Art has dated this Arthur Claude Strachan Watercolour to the 1900s.

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66cm (25.98")
Width
48cm (18.90")
Depth
2.5cm (0.98")
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SA1128886
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Arthur Claude Strachan 1865-1939.
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Born in Edinburgh he was a fine landscape watercolourist best known for his beautiful and sentimental pictures of flower wreathed cottages and village scenes.
Graham Reed Fine Art

Strachan studied at the Liverpool College of Art and later travelled throughout Great Britain in order to paint the country life which he loved to portray.Exhibited at the Birmingham Art Gallery,The Walker Art Gallery,Liverpool and the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolour. ‘Young Girl outside a Cottage Garden’ signed watercolour,image size 45x28 cms cms, framed size 66x48 cms.Beautifully presented in a regilded period frame

Date of Manufacture

Graham Reed Fine Art has dated this Arthur Claude Strachan Watercolour to the 1900s.

Height
66cm (25.98")
Width
48cm (18.90")
Depth
2.5cm (0.98")
Reference Numbers
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SA1128886
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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An antique watercolour painting depicting a thatched cottage with a stone wall and a young girl standing by a wooden gate in a vibrant garden. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO
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Archive I An antique watercolour painting depicting a thatched cottage with a stone wall and a young girl standing by a wooden gate in a vibrant garden. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO

Arthur Claude Strachan Watercolour ‘ Young Girl Outside a Cottage Garden’

Archive II An antique watercolour painting depicting a thatched cottage with a stone wall and a young girl standing by a wooden gate in a vibrant garden. View II
Archive III An antique watercolour painting depicting a thatched cottage with a stone wall and a young girl standing by a wooden gate in a vibrant garden. View III
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Newark Antiques and Interiors
Kelham Rd
Newark
Nottinghamshire
NG24 1BX
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Graham Reed Fine Art
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An antique watercolour painting depicting a thatched cottage with a stone wall and a young girl standing by a wooden gate in a vibrant garden.
ARTHUR CLAUDE STRACHAN WATERCOLOUR ‘ YOUNG GIRL OUTSIDE A COTTAGE GARDEN’
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An antique watercolour painting depicting a thatched cottage with a stone wall and a young girl standing by a wooden gate in a vibrant garden.
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  • ObjectPaintings & Artwork
  • Period1900 - 1920
  • Style[Edwardian, Victorian]
  • Material[Paper, Pigment, Watercolour]
  • ColourMulticolour
  • MotifsThatched cottage, Cottage garden, Figure by a gate, Rural landscape
  • SizeH 66 cm (26 in) x W 48 cm (19 in) x D 2.5 cm (1 in)

This genre typically captures idyllic rural scenes, vernacular architecture such as thatched cottages, and vibrant cottage gardens, reflecting a romanticised view of the British countryside popular during the Victorian and Edwardian periods.

Artists generally worked on high-grade watercolour paper using finely ground pigments suspended in water, often combining transparent washes with delicate bodycolour (gouache) highlights to achieve fine detail.

Authentication involves examining the paper stock for period watermarks, verifying the artists signature or monogram, checking for genuine age-related oxidisation, and consulting established catalogue raisonnes or specialist auction records.

Pairing a traditional landscape with contemporary framing and minimalist walls allows the artwork to serve as a focal point, bridging historical charm with clean, modern aesthetics.

Watercolours must be protected from direct sunlight to prevent fading. Framing with UV-filtering glass, acid-free mounts, and maintaining stable humidity levels in the room are essential for long-term preservation.
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