Near Nemours

Location

Country: Norway
City: Oslo
Place: British Embassy

Born in Bradford in 1910, Bateson Mason is largely known as a painter of landscapes and architectural scenes in oil, watercolour and gouache. After studying at the Bradford College of Art (1927-1932) he went on to the Royal College of Art (RCA) in London (1932-1935), where he was taught by Sir William Rothenstein. Mason later became an Associate of the RCA. A resident of Chelsea in London, Mason exhibited work widely in the city including shows at the New English Art Club, the Leicester and Redfern Galleries and with the London Group. His works are represented in public collections in Manchester and Wakefield and in the British Council Collection in London.

Places

France, Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France, Nemours

Subjects

topography, landscape C20th, townscape/cityscape, grass, tree, field, road, furrow, fence, house, church, wall

Materials & Techniques

board, oil, oil painting

Artist

Bateson Mason (1910 - 1977)

Title

Near Nemours

Date

Medium

Oil on board

Dimensions

height: 57.50 cm, width: 88.50 cm

Acquisition

Purchased from Fieldbourne Galleries, February 1976

Inscription

br: Bateson Mason ; inscribed verso

GAC number

12189