William Hatherell, The Man On The Spot

William Hatherell, The Man On The SpotThis captivating early 20th century watercolour by British artist William Hatherell (1855 1928) depicts a couple within a garden setting. Its a sublime example of Hatherells draughtsmanship one of the greatest British illustrators in monochrome. This dramatic scene was produced for Good Housekeeping magazine in around 1920 and references the man on the spot, probably a short story. Its inscribed as then again the words came clearly to her. Surely she

Bates has composed a view from Capel Curig to the north

The painting is signed/dated in the lower right and housed within a period frame that could be its original

While a single fir brings balance to the composition

These were painted around a similar time to ours so it’s likely that this young lady was also painted in Pasadena

North Wales’ at Christie’s in 1997

Medium: Oil on canvasOverall size: 20” x 16” / 51cm x 40cmYear of creation: c

The painting is monogrammed in the lower left and housed within a gilt frame

An interesting mid-20th-century cubist still life depicting a guitar by Czech artist

Katarina Fontaine (1897-1970)

A beautiful early 20th-century Swedish nocturne with numerous sailboats and a steamboat

It’s a painting of two halves with our view split between the dense woodland on the right and the light blue sky on the left

We love the way that the foreground colours are muted and the trees are almost imperceptible