Church in Normandy

Location

Country: France
City: Paris
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, Normandy

Subjects

walking, topography, genre, tree, weathervane, winter, snow, man, woman, road, church, church windows, spire, wall, clock tower

Materials & Techniques

canvas, oil, oil painting

Artist

Bateson Mason (1910 - 1977)

Title

Church in Normandy

Date

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

height: 40.50 cm, width: 61.00 cm

Acquisition

Purchased from Leicester Galleries, December 1958

Inscription

bl: Bateson Mason

Provenance

Collection of ‘Mrs. Margaret Murray’; from whom purchased by the Leicester Galleries, London, as an untitled work; from whom purchased by the Ministry of Works in December 1958

GAC number

4835