Studio RT Ltd

Description

We are pleased to offer for sale this detailed watercolour of a Continental street scene, possibly in France or Belgium, showing a square in front of a church on a rainy day. There are stalls with merchants selling their wares, under cover of large umbrellas and a couple of ladies walking away from the church sheltering under their umbrella. We have tried to find the location of this church, but if anyone recognises it, please let us know.

THOMAS GREENHALGH, 1848-1906 was a Lancashire artist in oil and watercolour, who exhibited from circa 1880-1897. He painted landscapes, churches and architectural works and appeared to have travelled extensively on the Continent. He was born in Heywood, Rochdale, the youngest of 7 children and, in the Census of 1861 was already listed as a painter. He married his wife Annie in 1871 and after that he moved to Southport where he remained and where he also died.

He exhibited 12 paintings at the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool, 9 at the Manchester City Art Gallery and 6 at the Royal Hibernian Academy. There are 3 of his paintings in the National Collection and these can be view at the Atkinson Art Gallery in Manchester. He was an active member of the Southport Art Association.

The artist is sometimes wrongly listed as J. Greenhalgh and not T. Greenhalgh, as in The Dictionary of British Artists. He is correctly listed in Painters in the Northern Counties of England and Wales by Professor Dennis Child.

Auction prices achieved for works by this artist may be found at artprice.com (70 listings), findartinfo.com (48), artnet.com (29) and arcadja.com (36). The record price for one of his watercolours in recent years is £3,400 at Sothebys in 2005.

The painting has been newly double mounted to complement and is framed in a 1 1/8" mottled gilt frame to suit. It will be supplied wired and ready to hang.

Image size: 12 1/2" x 6 5/8" - 31.75cm x 16.75cm

Frame size: 20 3/8" x 14 1/8" - 51.7cm x 35.8cm

Medium: Watercolours

Condition: Excellent condition. No foxing or fading, colours strong and true. The mounts and frame are new.