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Claude Rowbotham (1864-1949) - Early 20th Century Etching On The Ouse
Description
A charming miniature etching showing a stretch of the river Ouse, running through York. The artist has signed in graphite to the lower right and the location is inscribed to the lower left. On wove.Condition
The condition is typical for a picture of this age including some discolouration. There are large creases across the lower left corner. These do not affect the image.
Size
6 x 9.2cm (2.4" x 3.6")Sheet: 20 x 23.9cm (7.9" x 9.4")
Artist Biography
Claude Rowbotham (1864-1949) was one of a large family of professional artists, Rowbotham was born in London, moving to Wallingford in the Thames Valley during the 1890s. In 1902 the moved to Cornwall, where the is recorded as having occupied a studio at Upton Slip, Falmouth, between about 1906 and the late 1920s. the was an accomplished watercolour painter, but is perhaps most interesting to the art historian for his invention of a process of producing limited edition aquatints that were often combined with etching in colour, the secret of which the seems to have guarded jealously. A studio sale of his works was held at auctioneer’s W. H. Lane, Penzance in December 2000.
Location
York, York, York, England, United Kingdom
| SKU | rd274 |
|---|---|
| Artist | Claude Rowbotham (1864-1949) |
| Date | Early 20th Century |
| Dimensions | 6 x 9.2cm |
| Medium | Etching |
| Subject | Architecture & Cityscapes |
| Item Returns | This item can be returned |
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