George Robert Rushton RBA ROI (1868-1948) - Watercolour, A Berkshire Farm

Description: Click an Image to See it Full-size Details Payment Shipping Terms of Sale View in Room Description A delightful watercolour by George R. Rushton RI. (1869-1947), depicting a working Berkshire farm with carefully sculpted haystacks and long rustic barns. Signed with initials to the lower right. With a full artist's signature verso. On watercolour paper laid to card. Condition The condition is typical for a picture of this age including some discolouration and minor foxing.Biography George Robert Rushton RBA ROI (1868-1948) was a painter, muralist, and stained glass designer. Born in Ladywood, Birmingham, Rushton attended Birmingham School of Art before furthering his studies in London. He relocated to Newcastle upon Tyne around 1897 where he taught art at Armstrong College and worked as a stained glass designer. He departed Newcastle in 1906 and moved to Berkshire, painting mostly landscapes, his colours having a luminous richness, not unlike that found in stained glass. He also painted in East Anglia and for a period lived in Ipswich and was Principal of Ipswich School of Art, 1906-29. He was elected RBA in 1922 and ROI in 1929. He showed at the FAS, RA, RI, the Ruskin Galleries and was also an elected member of the RBSA and showed at the Ipswich Art Club 1907-48. His work is represented in the collection of Ipswich Art Gallery, Laing Art Gallery, and in the University of Monckton, Canada. His daughter Winifred Rushton was a designer and craftswoman. You can view our full collection of these here. Details Size: 25.8 x 36.3cm (10.2" x 14.3")Sheet: 28.6 x 38.9cm (11.3" x 15.3") Product Code: rd861 Framed: Yes--> Includes a Certificate of Authenticity We accept payment via Paypal, credit or debit card. All our artworks are packaged to a very high standard, using protective cellophane wallets, hardboard backing, and bubble wrap. Framed pictures are packed into custom made cartons. Some works on paper are shipped in extra-thick postage tubes when this is the safest method of transport. We offer a 30-day money back no quibble guarantee Every item comes with a certificate of authenticity providing a lifetime money-back guarantee of the accuracy of our description Need to know All of our items come with a Certificate of Authenticity Artist Biography Born in the leafy suburbs of Woking, Surrey in 1954, Richard's family moved to Australia a year later where they settled near Adelaide, and then in Woomera in South Australia. It was in Australia that Richard first began to discover his passion for the arts. Living in Woomera's arid and dry landscape, Richard became fascinated by colour and abstraction, using the library as his inspiration. You can view our full collection of these here. --> About Sulis Fine Art Sulis Fine Art started as an eBay art gallery in 2008. Bill, one of the directors was joined by his son, Dan, in 2012. Gradually, the business grew. Bill and Dan (now managing director) are joined by 6 art historians/gallery specialists, 2 stock controllers/dispatchers and an art conservation specialist. We operate from dedicated premises in Corsham, Wiltshire in the UK and utilise various humidity controlled storage facilities in the local area. Sulis Fine Art has one of the largest selections of original art for sale on the web and over 20,000 positive feedback on eBay. The art in our online gallery has been handpicked by our team of highly qualified art historians. We try our hardest to ensure that artworks are described and photographed as accurately as possible. This includes using strobe lighting and colour calibrated screens to colour check our images. View All Artworks View More -->

Price: 197.31 USD

Location: Bradford-on-Avon

End Time: 2024-01-18T14:48:07.000Z

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