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Two beautiful watercolor landscape oil paintings.
in North Wales.
Both paintings depict waterfalls in Snowdonia
North Wales (now a National Park)
Both paintings are signed K. Weir
and dated 1914'
The Double Waterfall painting with
a woman & child is of
Rhaeader Mawddach Falls.
(as written on the back stretcher of the painting)
The Single waterfall painting is of
"The Fairy Glen", in Snowdonia
Betws-y-coed.
A popular spot for Landscape painters
from the Artist Colony,
on the back of this canvas is written
"Betws-y-Coed N. Wales"
Betws-y-Coed is Britain's first Artist Colony
attracted artists such as Paul Sandby and J.M.W. Turner
since the late 18th Century.
However, it was with the encouragement of David Cox,
a regular visitor over ten years
from after 1854, staying at the Royal Oak Hotel,
that this village became such a popular
destination for artists right up until the First World War.
On the back canvas of both is a Winsor & Newton stamp from London,
who made canvases for paintings.
Both of these paintings are signed "K. Weir" and dated in the bottom corners.
They are both wonderfully painted, and in high detail of notable locations in
North Wales. If these two paintings look this good in unrestored condition,
you can imagine how beautiful they would be with a cleaning.
Approx. Dimensions:
Canvas: 24" x 12"
Frames: 32 1/4" x 20 1/4"
Condition:
Some losses to the original matching frames, both canvases appear to
never have been restored and are in their original condition.
Please see all photos for actual condition.
LOC. F ID. 400