William Edwards Croxford (1852-1926)
Watercolour.
Newlyn Slipway With Figures & Moored Fishing Boats
Signed To Bottom Left
Framed & Glazed (note some damage to frame on bottom rail)
Image Approx 46 x 29 cm
63 x 48 cm Framed
Croxford was popular for his fine marine and landscape works. He was born in Brentford, Essex and spent the early part of his life living and painting in St Leonards on Sea and for a short time in Hastings.
In 1892 he moved to Cornwall where he spent thirty four years of his life working from his studio in Newquay. His works are generally associated with the Newlyn School of artists. His paintings have been exhibited at the Royal Academy of Art, the Royal Society of British Artists, the Royal Institute and the Walker Gallery Liverpool. A retrospective exhibition of his painting was held in Hayle, Cornwall in 1992.