Category: Watercolour

Title Packet Boats Off a Coast Artist Frederick George Kitton Dates 1856 – 1904 Biography Born in Norwich on 5th May, 1856. Went to London at the age of 17 to work as an artist and wood engraver. During his life many of his engravings appeared in newspapers, artistic journals and books. Moved to St Albans… Continue reading Frederick George Kitton

Title A Rustic Landscape with a Woodcutter Resting Artist Edwin Earp Dates 1851- 1945 Biography Believed to be the eldest son of Henry Earp senior, head of a large family of artists. He was perhaps the most prolific of the family and painted across the British Isles and in Europe. He favoured landscapes and especially… Continue reading Edwin Earp

Title Bellagio from the Villa Melsi, Lake Como Artist Robert Creswell-Boak A.R.C.A. Dates 1875 – 1949 Biography Associate of the Royal College of Art. Painter, printmaker and teacher. Lived in London. Born in Letterkenny, Donegal, he was educated in the North of Ireland and Scotland, then attended Londonderry School of Art, Glasgow School of Art,… Continue reading Robert Creswell-Boak

Title The Old Mill, Nr Monmouth Artist Walter James West Dates 1882 – 1942 Biography Walter James West was born in Birmingham on 17th December 1882. In 1918, he became a teacher of drawing at Vittoria Street Jewellery School, where he worked until his death in 1942. West became an associate of the RBSA in… Continue reading Walter James West