Bidspirit auction | Frederick (Fred) Lawson (1888 -

Frederick (Fred) Lawson (1888 - 1968) British - Frederick (Fred) Lawson (1888 - 1968) watercolor and pencil on Manilla Paper, Signed & Dated Lower Right ”Fred Lawson 1929”, Measures (12 x 15.5) and (14.5 x 18) inches w/ frame. Landscape painter, etcher and illustrator (also known as Fred Lawson). Born in Yeadon, near Leeds, Yorkshire. Studied at Dewsbury Techical College, where he won a scholarship to Leeds School of Art, going on to the South Kensington College of Art, London, gaining medals for drawing. In 1910, after a painting excursion to Wensledale, he decided to settle there. He illustrated many books and articles including the Dalesman magazine and the Ripon Wakeman. He exhibited at the Royal Academy, Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolours, the Walker Art Gallery, the Royal Glasgow Institute of the FIne Arts, as well in his local area. He married the artist Muriel Metcalf (1910-94); their daughter is Sonia Lawson RA. He died at Castle Bolton. A retrospective exhibition was held the Middlesbrough Art Gallery, 1969 and his work was shown, together with that of his wife and daughter, in 'A Family of Artists' at the Wakefield Art Gallery in 1989. Public galleries in Bradford, Leeds and Wakefield hold examples of his work. Condition: The absence of a condition report does not imply an object is free of defects. All items may have normal signs of age and wear commensurate with their age; these issues will likely not be mentioned in the condition report. Please contact the auction house before the auction with any condition questions. Questions about condition will not be answered after purchase. Condition reports are provided as a courtesy, and we are not responsible for any errors or omissions. Important note on frames: Frames are not guaranteed to be in the same condition as they are in the item photograph. Due to handling and shipping, many frames, especially antique ones, are prone to losses. If you have questions about the condition of a frame, please contact us prior to the auction.