Original watercolor of the English school with the ruins of Pickering Castle, in North Yorkshire: the ashlar block of the tower, with its arrow slits, standing out among the trees above the grassy bank. Titled and dated by hand 1937.
Original watercolor of the English school with the ruins of Pickering Castle, in North Yorkshire: the ashlar block of the tower, with its arrow slits, standing out among the trees above the grassy bank. Titled and dated by hand 1937.
Pickering was a Norman royal castle, raised as a motte and bailey after the conquest of 1066 and rebuilt in stone during the 12th and 13th centuries; it served several English kings as a hunting lodge.
Medium: Original watercolor on paper.
Date: 1937.
Dimensions: 10 x 14.2 in (25.5 x 36 cm).
Condition: In the visible part, good condition; coarse-grained paper, clean, with a light crease at the upper edge.