Studio RT Ltd

Description

We are delighted to offer for sale this serene watercolour by the artist WILLIAM MANNERS R.B.A, who has signed the painting W. Manners in the lower left hand corner. The painting depicts a scene of travellers on a country road with the moon just rising. There is a man leading a horse, with a dog alongside, and another figure with a child walking next to them. Unfortunately, we are unaware of the location.


WILLIAM MANNERS, R.B.A. 1860-1930, who flourished circa 1885-1910, was a landscape painter in both oil and watercolour. He was elected a member of the Royal Society of British Artists in 1893. He exhibited 3 works at the Royal Academy, entitled 'The Sun's Last Gleam', 'Homewards' and 'Among the Yorkshire Hills'. He also exhibited 2 works at the Royal Scottish Academy, 18 at the Walker Gallery in Liverpool, 10 at the Royal Society of Artists in Birmingham, 2 at Manchester City Art Gallery and 41 at the Royal Society of British Artists. He was born in Bradford and lived in Otley, Shipley, Crosshills and Sutton Coldfield, before moving to Westmoreland and the Lake District.

Biographical details for this artist may be found in The Dictionary of Victorian Painters by Christopher Wood, The Dictionary of British Artists, The Dictionary of British Watercolour Artists by Mallalieu and Painters in the Northern Counties of England and Wales by Child.

Records of auction prices achieved by the works of William Manners may be found at artprice.com (129 oils and 236 watercolours) listed, findartinfo.com (152) listings and artnet.com (181). Auction results may also be frequently found in Hislop's Guide to the UK Art Market, where 13 of his watercolours sold at Sotheby's in 2003 for prices between £360 and £1,600 and in 2006, at Andrew Hartley's auction in Ilkley, 11 watercolours achieved prices from £260 - £1,900.

The painting is mounted with wash lines and is framed in a 1 1/4" mottled gilt frame. It is ready to hang.

Medium Watercolours