Tom Clough (1867-1943) - Figure On A Country Lane. Watercolour. Lighting

Tom Clough (1867-1943) - Figure On A Country Lane. Watercolour. LightingA fine watercolour depicting a figure on a country lane by Tom Clough (1867 1943). Tom Clough was born in Bolton, Lancashire. He was the son of a weaver and initially worked there as a lithographic printer in a law printing office. After a short spell as an insurance agent he ran a small drapery business in the town. He took up landscape painting in the 1890s and came to notice when his painting "Gorsey Heath" was accepted by the Royal Academy in

The rectangular plate is flanked by two columns and a later black frame

The work is of large proportions and is hand signed and titled by Joy Kirton-Smith herself

The firm of Joseph Angell & Son was formed around 1811 by Joseph Angell in Clerkenwell

A stunning burr walnut wine table with marquetry depicting George and the dragon surrounded by a symmetrical foliate design

All other pages remain clean and bright

Height: 38

The work has some craquelure in areas and a few flakes of paint loss to the log upon which the bot is seated (please see photographs)

Payne married and had 14 children

The marble weight has some nibbles to the extremities in areas but generally the whole remains very attractive

Robert Ixer was born in London in 1941

Incredible attention to detail is evident throughout

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