Edward Angell Roberts, Four London Views

Edward Angell Roberts, Four London ViewsThis charming set of four late 19th century watercolours by British artist Edward Angell Roberts (1836 1904) depicts various views of London as follows: Old Wooden Houses, Strand (1887) Garden House, Clements Inn (1895) New Street, Spring Gardens (1885)Pump Court, Temple (1895) Edward Angell Roberts was an amateur painter of landscapes and town scenes. Hailing from Brixton, he remained in London throughout his life and worked as a Clerk for the War

Perhaps he was trying to capture its old charm before the wrecking ball arrived

Humans a mere fleck within nature’s tangled brush

It’s interesting to see the change of direction with adjustments made on the left

It represents some of the best British landscape painting of the period

Some minor scratches and a streak of darkened varnish

predominantly led by the emergence of French impressionism

Princess Dagmar quickly forging ahead and in a long slip led nearly three lengths

Dickson hailed from Chester near Liverpool but moved to London after successfully gaining access to the Royal Academy

Here we see the influence of Van Gogh and Matisse

With the nearest buildings being blocked in with red

This swish contemporary bar concept builds upon the building’s rich history

framemaker and dealer of 21 Baker St who supplied frames to John Singer Sargent and Philip de László