Pulling in the Creel Nets - British Victorian art river landscape oil painting

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Pulling in the Creel Nets - British Victorian art river landscape oil painting
Circa 1865

About the Item

This lovely British 19th century oil painting is attributed to noted landscape painter Frederick Waters Watts. The composition is painted in great detail with superb use of colour to depict the light. The scene is a group of women on a bridge pulling in the creels, a wicker basket type net used to catch and carry fish. A boat is on the river and cows stand cooling in the waters. One can feel the heat of the summer's day. The setting may well be the Thames, of which Watts was so fond. Provenance. Yorkshire estate. Condition. Oil on canvas, image size 36 inches by 24 inches and in good condition. Housed in a gilt frame, 42 inches by 30 inches and in good condition. Frederick William Watts, also known as Frederick Waters Watts (1800-1870). Watts' early years have always been something of a mystery. It is thought that he was born in Bath, 7th October 1800 and baptised the following year in St. Albans as William Watts. It is most probable he enrolled in the RA Schools in 1817 as William Watts subsequently changing his name to Frederick William Watts to avoid confusion with the landscape painter, William Watts (1752-1851). He was awarded Silver Medals at the RA School 1819-1821 and exhibited at the London Royal Academy from 1821 until 1862. Watts also exhibited at the British Institution, Suffolk Street Galleries and at the New Watercolour Society. Watts lived in Hampstead from 1821, where John Constable (1776-1837) also lived, and, some twenty-five years older, was to have a marked influence on Watts’s style. Although it is not known that they ever met, Watts would undoubtedly have been familiar with his work and Hampstead was a relatively small town. Watts painted landscapes throughout England and Wales, visiting north and south Wales, Derbyshire, Devon, Isle of Wight, Sussex and, of course, Suffolk and Essex. He painted many views around what is now north London and Middlesex and views on the Thames. Watts was highly successful in his portrayal of the English landscape and widely collected in his lifetime and throughout the twentieth century in Britain, Europe and North America. His work can be found in: London, Victoria and Albert Museum and The Tate.

Attributed to:
Frederick Waters Watts (1800 - 1862, British)
Creation Year:
Circa 1865
Dimensions:
Height: 30 in (76.2 cm)Width: 42 in (106.68 cm)
Medium:
Canvas,Oil
Movement & Style:
Realist
Period:
19th Century
Condition:
Gallery Location:
London, GB
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU85319436472