William E.Harris Marine Watercolour Dtd.1894

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We are offering for sale this large and detailed watercolour by the artist William E. Harris, who has signed the painting in the lower right hand corner and dated it 1896. The painting depicts a view of the London skyline from the River Thames at dawn, with the dome of St. Pauls in the centre background. There is a large Thames barge to the left hand side, with a small tug beside it and a paddle tug in the centre. There are seagulls swooping low over the water.

William E. Harris (1860-1930s)was a Birmingham painter in both oil and watercolour. He moved to Windsor and then to Broadway Worcestershire by 1893. He exhibited from 1883 -1931, 3 paintings at the Royal Academy between 1889-1891, 36 at the Royal Society of Artists, Birmingham, Grosvenor Gallery 1, 4 at the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, 3 at the Manchester City Art Gallery, 2 at the Royal Society of British Artists, 7 at the Royal Hibernian Academy, 1 at the Royal Scottish Academy and 5 at the Royal Oil Painters Institute.

He is listed in The Dictionary of Victorian Painters by Christopher Wood and the Dictionary of British Artists (Collector's Club).

Auction results for works by this artist may be found at artprice (92 listings), findartinfo (36), artnet (99) and arcadja (34). A 20" x 14" watercolour of Greenwich achieved £1,400 at Christie's in 1998 and another made £1,300 in 2006.

The painting has been newly double mounted in two tone acid-free mountboard to complement and is newly framed in a 1 1/2" silver gilt frame to suit. It is ready to hang.

Medium Watercolours

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DimensionsImage size 20 1/2" x 14" 52cm x 35.55cm Frame size 29 1/4" x 22 1/2" 74.25cm x 57.1cm Category Antique Pictures / Engravings / Art > Antique Watercolours Period Late Victorian Antiques Material Card Origin English Artist William E. Harris Condition Excellent condition. No foxing or fading, colours bright and true. The mounts and frame are new. Item code as237a460 Status Sold

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