William T. Martin Hawksworth (1853-1935) - Watercolour King's Reach, London

Description

A captivating watercolour painting with graphite details by the artist William Thomas Martin Hawksworth. The scene depicts river barges at King's Reach, London. There is a East Kent Art Society exhibition label on the reverse. Signed to the lower left-hand corner. Presented in a wash line card mount and in a distressed, gilt-effect frame, as shown. On watercolour paper.

Condition

The condition is typical for a picture of this age including some discolouration and minor foxing.

Size

23.2 x 32.6cm (9.1" x 12.8")
Framed Size: 45.8 x 53.9cm (18" x 21.2")

Artist Biography

London born landscape painter of the Norfolk and Kent coasts. He was elected to the Royal Society of British Artists in 1903 and to the Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours in 1934, a year before his death. Hawksworth had a prolific career, exhibiting at the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists, Chenil Gallery, Dudley Gallery, Grosvenor Gallery, Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts, Goupil Gallery, Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, New English Art Club, Royal Academy, Royal Scottish Academy and Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour. Several drawings by him are in the collection of the British Museum and there is also an example in the Penlee House Museum. His death was recorded at Blean in Kent.