Altus Arts

Description

A fine watercolour painting by Arthur Tucker depicting Richmond Castle from the banks of the River Swale. Arthur Tucker (1864-1929) was born in Bristol in 1864, the son of the artist Edward Tucker, who taught him to paint, and brother of Hubert Coutts Tucker (known professionally as Hubert Coutts). Tucker was an accomplished artist who specialised in landscapes, mainly of the Lake District, although he also painted Welsh and Yorkshire views. Arthur Tucker exhibited at the leading London galleries from 1883, mainly at The Royal Academy, The Royal Society of British Artists, The Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolours and The Walker Gallery. He was elected a member of The Royal Society of British Artists in 1898. Tucker spent most of his working life in the Lake District where he became a founder member of the Lake Artists' Society in 1904 and later Vice President. He lived at Windermere.