Hi grat,
The painting you own was painted by the artist Augustus Spencer.
Below is a brief biography of this painter:
Spencer, Augustus ARCA (London)
1860 - 1924
"Painter and art teacher. Born on 18th April 1860 at Silsden in
Yorkshire. Studied at Keighley School of Art, and at the R.C.A. from
1881. He was Headmaster of the Coalbrookdale School of Art from 1885,
Headmaster of Leicester School of Art from 1888, and Principal of the
R.C.A. 1900-1920. Died on 3rd October 1924."
Thistle Fine Art
http://thistlefineart.com/Spencer.htm
At the same site you will find the painting which I used in my
clarification. The description is as follows:
A Thatched Cottage Beside a Stream, oil on board, signed l/l, 10" x 8"
sight, 15.5" x 13.5" framed.
If you are interested in getting an idea of the prices of Spencer's
paintings, you can request a price for the above painting.
Their contact information is:
Thistle Fine Art
P. O. Box 714
Rockport, MA 01966
Telephone 978-546-9012
Or email them at blowe@thistlefineart.com with the subject: Augustus Spencer.
I located another of Augustus Spencer's paintings on an auction list.
The following is the description of this painting:
Lot#:1306
Region: British (1860-1924)
First name: Augustus
Lat name: Spencer
Medium: Oil on Canvasboard
Title: Berkshire Cottage, titled verso, signed A. Spencer lower right
Dimension(HxW): 15x11
Estimates: 300-500
This information was taken from the February 2004 Auction Fine Arts
Listing of the Clars Auction Gallery.
Clars Auction Gallery
http://www.harveyclar.com/library/docs/feb2004/feb2004auction_artlist.pdf.
In case you're interested in contacting this gallery for more
information, their contact information is:
Clars Auction Gallery
5644 Telegraph Avenue
Oakland, CA 94609
Tel: 510.428.0100
Tel: 888.339.7600
Fax: 510.658.9917
Url: http://www.harveyclar.com
General questions or inquires about your items or items currently up
for auction please email.
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The paintings by Augustus Spencer available for information are:
Sussex Landscape Scene 76.2x61 Oil/canvas
Sussex Cottages 76.2x61 Oil/canvas
Cottages of Sussex 71.1x96.5 Oil/canvas
ĞA York Cottageğ 61x91.5 Huile/toile
Landscape 61.x76.2 Oil/canvas
Landscape with village 61.2x91.9 Oil/canvas
A Watermill 21.5x33 Watercolour
ArtPrice
http://web.artprice.com/start.aspx?l=EN
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I hope the information provided is helpful. If you have any questions
regarding my answer please don't hesitate to ask before rating it.
Best regards,
Rainbow-ga |