Thomas Fenwick – In The Cowgate Edingburgh

£380.00

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Signed and dated; Th F. 1846 (bottom right.). Pencil and watercolour with white highlights on taupe paper, presented in a new mount.

Image: 8 3/4 x 11 1/4 in. (22.4 x 28 .4 cm.)
Mount: 13 5 /8 x 14 7/8 in. (34.6 x 37.6 cm.)

Description

Thomas Fenwick was a Scottish painter. Little is known of the artist although numerous works have been sold at auction. A pupil of Alexander Nasmyth (1758-1840) Fenwick seems to have been particularly attracted to Edingburgh from the south by the reputation of Nasmyth’s teaching.

Between the mid 18th and mid 20th centuries, the Cowgate was a poor, often overcrowded slum area. In the 19th century, it was home to much of the city’s Irish immigrant community and nicknamed “Little Ireland”.

Brand

Fenwick, Thomas (fl. 1835-1850)

Thomas Fenwick was a Scottish painter. Little is known of the artist although numerous works have been sold at auction, including 'Edinburgh from Craigmillar' sold at Christie's South Kensington 'Christie's Interiors' in 2013. Fenwick seems to have been particularly attracted to Edinburgh from the south by reputation of teaching by the artist, Alexander Nasmyth (1758-1840).