ORIGINAL SIGNED VICTORIAN WATERCOLOR BY JOHN W. WILLIAMS, LIKELY JOHN WYNNE WILLIAMS, RENOWNED FOR HIS ARCHITECTURAL VIEWS OF HISTORIC YORKSHIRE.
SUBJECT: BOOTHAM BAR, YORK, WITH THE TWIN TOWERS OF YORK MINSTER PROMINENTLY VISIBLE IN THE BACKGROUND.
SIGNED LOWER RIGHT. UNDATED, CIRCA LATE 19TH - VERY EARLY 20TH CENTURY.
THIS FINE WATERCOLOUR DEPICTS ONE OF YORK'S MOST FAMOUS MEDIEVAL GATEWAYS, BOOTHAM BAR, FACING TOWARD YORK MINSTER, WITH THE CATHEDRAL'S TWIN TOWERS PROMINENTLY VISIBLE IN THE BACKGROUND. THE PAINTING CAPTURES THE HISTORIC CITY WALLS, PERIOD FIGURES, HORSE CART, AND THE ARCHITECTURAL GRANDEUR OF YORK’S GOTHIC CATHEDRAL.
THE STYLE, MEDIUM, AND PRESENTATION MATCH ANOTHER SIGNED PIECE BY THE SAME ARTIST DEPICTING MICKLEGATE BAR, ALSO CURRENTLY AVAILABLE.
MEDIUM: WATERCOLOR ON PAPER
PRESENTATION: FRAMED UNDER GLASS WITH GILT SLIP AND DARK OAK FRAME
DIMENSIONS (FRAMED): 49 CM X 39 CM
CONDITION: VERY GOOD FOR AGE, SOME AGE-TONING AND MINOR FOXING COMMENSURATE WITH ANTIQUE STATUS. READY TO DISPLAY.
A BEAUTIFUL, ORIGINAL PIECE OF YORK HISTORY. PERFECT FOR COLLECTORS OF ARCHITECTURAL ART, BRITISH HERITAGE, OR VICTORIAN ERA WATERCOLOURS.
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