An intriguing combination of blues and umbers are used to render an exquisite watercolour landscape.
The artwork is signed and dated in the bottom right-hand corner, and is presented in a white and cream double mount.
On wove.William Taylor Longmire was a British, Victorian Watercolour painter. He was born in 1841 and died in 1914. Longmire is famous for his Lake District views. He was a landscape, animal and genre painter in oil and watercolour. He lived in Troutbeck, near Ambleside growing up, and part of a well known family. Born the son of a farmer and butcher and intended to follow his father's footsteps. Whilst living in Stavely as a child, he became encouraged by a vicar to draw as it was his ambition to become a painter. He studied in Bowness-on-Windermere under a Mr. Howe. Bowness was where Longmire after falling in the lake, lost his hearing and became stone-deaf for the rest of his life. He was said to have been a very popular and colourful character considering. Most of his work has been exhibited in The Lake District. Examples can be seen at Townend, the National Trust property at Troutbeck. Represented: Abbot Hall A.G., Kendal.
23.8 x 36.7cm (9.4" x 14.4")Sheet: 38.7 x 51.9cm (15.2" x 20.4")
| SKU | qd680 |
|---|---|
| Artist | William Taylor Longmire (1841-1914) |
| Date | 1869 |
| Dimensions | 23.8 x 36.7cm |
| Medium | Watercolour |
| Style | Impressionism |
| Subject | Landscape |
| Item Returns | This item can be returned |
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