Victor Roschkov

LAST STANCE, Painting, Watercolor on Watercolor Paper

2016

Watercolor painting of a leaf trace fossil from a museum specimen, on 300 lb cold press paper. Working as a volunteer fossil preparator at an awesome natural history museum, I hav...

Watercolor painting of a museum specimen dinosaur rib section, on 300 lb cold press paper. Working as a volunteer fossil preparator at an awesome natural history museum, I...

Charming figurative landscape in a British town, with taxis pulling up to a hotel or apartment building to pick up and drop off passengers by B. Cook (English, 20th Century). Signed ...

This artwork titled "Fishing Net" c.1875 is a watercolor by artist Edward Duncan (British, 1803-1882) It is signed at the lower right corner by the artist. The artwork size is 18.55 x 13.85 inches, framed size is 28.25 x 22 inches .Custom framed in a wooden dark gold frame, with off white matting and gold color spacer. It is in excellent condition. About the artist. Edward Duncan was the son of Thomas Duncan (c1781-1841) and Peggy née Watson. He was born on 21 October 1803 at St Pancras in London. He was apprenticed to Robert Havell, the principal aquatint engraver of Audubon's Birds of America. Duncan was afforded frequent opportunities of studying the works of Havell's brother, the watercolorist, William Havell. These developed his taste for drawing and the use of colour. After tutelage under the Havell Brothers in London, Duncan started his own engraving studio, and primarily created print works for Fores of Piccadilly. In 1826, a project to engrave maritime scenes, after paintings by William John Huggins...