Antique Watercolour by Walter Henry Sweet
A Thatched Cottage, Selworthy Somerset (Devon)
Artist: Sweet, Walter Henry |
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| Subject: Selworthy, Devon (Somerset) | ||
| Medium: Watercolour Price: SOLD | Size: 173 x 273mm, 6.75 x 10.75". Order No. 95w | |
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Artist Biography:
Walter Henry Sweet (1889 - 1943)
A prolific West country artist who painted street scenes, moorland views and
seascapes. Born on 11th April 1889 and studied at Exeter School of Art under
the guidance of his friend John Shapland. He worked locally and exhibited
at the Devon and Exeter Annual Exhibition at the Elands Gallery in the early
1900's. At the outbreak of the First World War he joined the Devonshire Regiment
and saw active service abroad. After the war he moved to Dundee and was employed
by James Valentine and Sons as a commercial illustrator. He married and had
two sons one of whom studied at the Dundee College of art. Sweet died in Dundee
on the 12th February 1943 aged 53. His work is characterized by the use of
soft pinks and greens as well as the more dominant light brown.
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