Sunbeams

Details

Rose Maynard Barton, R.W.S. (1856-1929)
Sunbeams
signed and dated 'Rose Barton 1896' (lower left)
pencil and watercolour, heightened with touches of bodycolour
13 7/8 x 10¼ in. (35.3 x 26.1 cm.)

Provenance

with Chris Beetles, London.

Exhibited

London, Royal Society of Painters in Water-Colours, 1896, no. 41.
Cork, Crawford Municipal Art Gallery, Rose Barton, R.W.S. (1856-1929) Exhibition of Watercolours and Drawings, January-March 1987, no. 68; this exhibition travelled to London, Fine Art Society.

Special notice

VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium.

Lot Essay

Barton, born in Ireland, accompanied Mildred Anne Butler (see lot 72) to London to study under Paul Naftel. She was particularly noted for the atmospheric effects she brought into her townscapes and became well known in Dublin and London, becoming a full member of the Royal Watercolour Society in 1911.

A watercolour by Rose Barton was sold Christie's, London, 19 May 2000, lot 143 (£10,575).

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