Richard Harry Carter 1839 - 1911. English. West Country Trawling Smacks, circa 1904. Framed.

Richard harry carter. English ( b.1839 - d.1911 ). West country trawling smacks, circa 1904. Watercolour. Signed. Image size 15.2 inches X 12.2 inches ( 38.5cm X 31cm ). Frame size 26.4 inches X 23 inches ( 67cm X 58.5cm ). Available for sale from big sky fine art; this original painting by the cornish artist richard harry carter dating from 1904 or earlier. The watercolour is presented and supplied in a sympathetic contemporary frame (which is shown in these photographs), mounted using conservation materials and behind non-reflective tru vue ultravue® uv70 glass. This antique painting is in good condition, commensurate with its age. The paper is age toned and the colours are slightly faded which pleasantly adds to the atmospherics of the setting. Now mounted with conservation materials it wants for nothing and is ready to hang and display. The watercolour is signed lower left. Richard harry carter was an accomplished cornish artist, noted particularly for his landscape and seascapes. He was born and died in cornwall, where he spent most of his life, although he also lived in london and travelled for his art. He exhibited at the royal academy and other leading galleries of the day and was a friend and colleague of walter langley. A group of carter’s representative paintings are held in the fine art collection of the royal cornwall museum.