Near Martham Broad, West Somerton, Norfolk

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Edward Wesson
Near Martham Broad, West Somerton, Norfolk
20th century

About the Item

Literature: A masterly exercise in economy, this watercolour suggests the vast cloudscape of an East Anglian sky in two spare washes of colour, whilst the depiction of water and rush beds is almost Japanese in its decorative concision. The low viewpoint emphasizes the sweep of the flat Norfolk landscape, the woods on the horizon suggested in a transparent band of blue. EDWARD WESSON - was born in Blackheath, London, spending his life in Kent, and in Guildford in Surrey. He was self-taught, and generally disparaging of art schools; however, he himself taught – both formal courses and through evening demonstrations to art societies (he was chairman of Guildford Art Society for many years). He served in the Second World War, in Sicily and mainland Italy, managing to develop his technique even under campaign conditions. He was elected a member of the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolour (RI), the Royal Society of British Artists (RBA), and the Royal Society of Marine Artists (RSMA), besides exhibiting at the Royal Academy and the Royal Institute of Oil Painters. His true love was watercolour, for which he displayed an extraordinary facility, his bravura technique forming the centrepiece of his demonstrations. He was influenced, amongst others, by Eugène Boudin. He produced commercial art designs, notably artwork for greetings cards, travel posters of scenery for British Rail and designs for the Post Office Savings Bank; he wrote articles for The Artist and Leisure Painter, and produced an autobiography, My corner of the field, in 1982. An award in his name is offered at its annual exhibition by the Royal Society of British Artists. Works in public collections include River meadow landscape (Guildford House Gallery); High force on the Tees and Richmond from the river (both British Railways Poster Artwork, York, National Railway Museum). See The Art of Edward Wesson, Ron Ranson, London, new ed., 2004; with thanks also to Iris Hawkins, who knew Wesson.

Creator:
Edward Wesson (1910 - 1983)
Creation Year:
20th century
Dimensions:
Height: 12.01 in (30.5 cm)Width: 19.02 in (48.3 cm)
Medium:
Watercolor
Period:
20th Century
Condition:
Signed 'Edward Wesson', housed in a handmade British late 18th Century polished walnut frame.
Gallery Location:
London, GB
Reference Number:
1stDibs: G13061419122