18th Nov, 2020 14:00

The British & International Pictures Auction

 
  Lot 29
 

BADGER, A WATERCOLOUR BY WILLAM WOODHOUSE

WILLIAM WOODHOUSE (BRITISH 1857–1939),
BADGER
watercolour on paper, signed
25cm x 36cm
Mounted, framed and under glass.
Note: William Woohouse, a Lancashire artist, had a love for all creatures great and small. He excelled in painting animals, especially horses and dogs. He painted birds, land and seascapes and a few family portraits. Woodhouse painted many local scenes around Morecambe, Heysham and surrounding area, including ‘the men of the bay’ at work. Before the first World War he painted mainly in oils, some of his greatest works were his sporting pictures, which included his gun dogs Jess and Turk. His Royal Academy exhibits featured animals native to North America and Canada. After the first World War when it became more fashionable Woodhouse painted in watercolour. Increasingly, rural nostalgia with glimpses of country life became a popular form of art. With a great eye for detail many of Woodhouse’s pictures are of historical value as they depict accurately a bygone era.

 

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Sold for £380
Estimated at £200 - £400


 
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