Charles Adderton 1866-1944. Scandinavian Barques, Lyme Bay. Framed Watercolour.

Charles william adderton. English ( b.1866 - d.1944 ). Scandinavian barques at anchor, lyme bay, english channel. Watercolour. Signed. Image size 10.6 inches X 14.4 inches ( 27cm X 36.5cm ). Frame size 16.6 inches X 20.1 inches ( 42cm X 51cm ). Available for sale is this original painting by charles adderton which dates from around the turn of the 19th/20th century. The watercolour is presented and supplied in a sympathetic contemporary frame (which is shown in these photographs), mounted using conservation materials and behind glass. This antique painting is in very good condition, commensurate with its age. It wants for nothing and is ready to hang and display. The watercolour is signed lower left. Charles adderton was an accomplished landscape painter in watercolour. He was born in nottingham in 1866, but spent periods of his life living in nottinghamshire, derbyshire and yorkshire. He studied at the scarborough school of art under albert strange and had a studio in scarborough in 1894, later living in robin hood’s bay. This original watercolour is a study in blues! It depicts two norwegian sailing vessels, or barques, at anchor a short distance from the lyme bay coastline. The nearest vessel is flying the norwegian flag on its main mast; the flag is red with an indigo blue scandinavian cross edged in white. There are half a dozen figures on board the vessel, some attending to the rigging. There is a small rowing boat attached to its stern, with a single figure on board. There are no sails on the masts of either boat, and we feel that they are at rest. The sea is calm, a myriad of blues and purple greys, and the vast sky above echoes the colours between the white clouds. There is a slight swell on the sea, but the peaceful with a good sense of perspective.

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