Charles Gregory 1849–1920. Summers Day At Steyning Bowl. Watercolour

Charles Gregory. 
English ( b.1849 - d.1920 ).
Summers Day at Steyning Bowl, West Sussex, South Downs Way. 
Watercolour. Signed.
Image size 17 inches x 25.2 inches ( 43cm x 64cm ).
Frame size 24.4 inches x 32.7 inches ( 62cm x 83cm ).

Available for sale from Big Sky Fine Art in the English county of Dorset, this original painting is by Charles Gregory and dates from around 1890.
The watercolour is presented and supplied in a sympathetic and contrasting contemporary frame to suit the subject colouration (which is shown in these photographs) and behind non-reflective Tru Vue UltraVue® UV70 glass.
This antique piece is in very good condition. It wants for nothing and is supplied ready to hang and display.
The watercolour is signed lower left.

Charles Gregory was a British painter and illustrator of genre and historical subjects, who worked primarily in watercolour. He was born in London studied art at the Royal Academy Schools there. He spent some of his youth in Australia, where he painted numerous watercolours of ships and also drew native birds.

Gregory exhibited successfully at the Royal Academy from 1877 and in London, Liverpool and Melbourne.  He was a member of the Royal Watercolour Society. He lived in Ripley, then Godalming in Surrey, and then in Marlow-on-Thames, Buckinghamshire.

Today, his works capture the beauty and romance of a world gone by with a lightness of touch. An example of his word is held at the Bristol City Art Gallery.

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This original watercolour depicts Steyning Bowl, a beautiful hillside with magnificent views, just above the Adur Valley. It is a favourite of destination for walkers of the South Downs Way and overlooks the charming country town of Steyning in West Sussex. This painting shows two figures, perhaps a mother and daughter, dressed in white blouses and long skirts and summer hats, walking along a section of wooden picket fencing. In the middle of the painting we see the exposed chalk cliffs of the Downs, with abundant foliage all around. There are wild poppies among the tall grass, and the palette of mild greens and creams perfectly captures the essence of a summer’s day well over a century ago.

For a full biography of this artist please see his listing on www.bigskyfineart.com .

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