Clovelly Fish Market Devon England

Walter Henry Sweet watercolour of Clovelly Devon England

Wonderful small watercolour of the cobbled harbour and old fish market.

Size:

Watercolour – 19 cm Length by 10.2 cm Height

Frame – 28cm Length by 23 cm Height

Signed:

Left side – ‘Clovelly’ Right side – W S ? ….Not readable but attributed to W Sweet.

Dated on reverse – 9/12/74 with a signature not readable.

Walter Henry Sweet (1889 – 1943) was A prolific West country artist who painted street scenes, moorland views and seascapes. Born on 11th April 1889 he studied at Exeter School of Art under the guidance of his friend John Shapland. He worked locally and exhibited at the Devon and Exeter Annual Exhibition at the Elands Gallery in the early 1900’s. At the outbreak of the First World War, he joined the Devonshire Regiment and saw active service abroad.

After the war, he moved to Dundee and was employed by James Valentine and Sons as a commercial illustrator. He married and had two sons one of whom studied at the Dundee College of Art. Sweet died in Dundee on the 12th of February 1943 aged 53. His work is characterized by the use of soft pinks and greens as well as the more dominant light brown.