Henry Barlow Carter 1803-1867 Watercolour Scarboro

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We are offering for sale this huge, atmospheric watercolour by the early artist HENRY BARLOW CARTER, who has signed the painting in the lower right hand corner and entitled it 'Scarboro'. His style is unmistakeable. The painting depicts a marine scene, with the cliffs of Scarborough visible to the left, and a small fishing boat rolling in the heavy seas. There are seagulls wheeling above the waves and some rocks to the near foreground.

Henry Barlow Carter was born in Bermondsey South London in 1803 but was living in Plymouth when he first started exhibiting. He then moved to Hull in East Yorkshire and by 1830 was living in Scarborough, where he married his cousin Eliza and started a family. He was then established as a drawing master but started a close collaboration with a bookseller in Scarborough and illustrated The Guide to Scarborough, as well as twenty views of Scarborough, which were offered to tourists in print form.

He taught his two sons to paint, one of whom, Joseph Newington Carter, went on to become an artist and the other, Henry Vandyke Carter studied medicine, but illustrated the famous Gray's Anatomy.

In 1862, five years after the death of his wife, he moved to Torquay, where he died of bronchitis in 1867.

He painted principally in watercolours, although there are a few oils, and primarily scenes of Yorkshire, with his large atmospheric seascapes inspired by J.M. W. Turner. He was also influenced by Peter de Wint, whose work he collected.

He exhibited at The Royal Academy from 1827-1830 and also at the British Institution and Suffolk Street. These exhibitions are listed in Gray's Dictionary.

Auction results for this prolific artist may be found at artprice.com (325 listings), findartinfo.com (151) and artnet.com (77).

The painting is not mounted, due to its size, but is framed in an ornate 4" dull gilt swept frame, bearing a plaque with the artist's name. It is ready to hang.

Medium Watercolours
PriceSOLD DimensionsImage size 27" x 19" 68.5cm x 48.2cm Frame size 35" x 27" 88.9cm x 68.6cm Period Early Victorian Antiques Material Paper Origin English Artist Henry Barlow Carter Condition Very good. The frame is in very good condition. Item code as237a293 Status Sold

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