John C. Syer (British, 1846-1913), View of the River Esk at Whitby

Watercolor, whitening, and pencil on paper, signed at lower right, matted and framed under glass. Frame dimensions 24 1/4 x 32 5/8 in. Clark Art, Raleigh, North Carolina John C. Syer was a British landscape and marine painter and the son of noted artist John Syer. He served in the Royal Navy until 1870, after which he settled in Whitby, England, where he pursued his artistic career. His work was exhibited in York and Bristol, and he maintained a friendship with the prominent landscape painter Benjamin Williams Leader. Good estate condition; not examined out of the frame.

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