€800
Super Star Lot: 'William Bingham McGuiness RHA (1849-1928)' An brilliant original 'William Bingham McGuiness RHA (1849-1928)' watercolour and pencil on paper painting titled 'Venetian Canal'. Features the titular Venetian landscape scene. Rendered in a soft and naturalistic colour palette. Portrays expressive brushstrokes for accents, adding a dynamic touch to the painting. Signed lower left. Titled to matting. Housed in a gilt and soft peach frame behind glass.
MM: 58 x 75 cm including frame
William Bingham McGuiness RHA (1849-1928) is a well acknowledged artist with works fetching into the thousands at Whyte's and Adam's.
Previous in auction on 24.12.24 with Lot no.671
Born in Dublin, McGuinness was a landscape painter who began his career as an architect, exhibiting his drawings and designs at the RHA. Subsequently, McGuinness starting taking evening classes at the RHA where he discovered his passion for painting. He traveled to Dusseldorf to pursue his study further. When re returned to Dublin he actively became involved in many artists groups including the Dublin Sketching Group and the Watercolour Society of Ireland. He began exhibiting at the RHA in 1866 , exhibiting more than 150 works in the next sixty years. He also exhibited in the Royal Academy in London.
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