01 Painting - Marine Art, Frank Henry Mason's Unloading barges in Bristol harbour, With Footnotes, #321

Frank Henry Mason RBA, RI, RSMA (1875-1965)

Unloading barges in Bristol harbour

Watercolour heightened in white

22cm by 34cm)

Private collection

Sold for £750 in Nov, 2018

Bristol Harbour covers an area of 70 acres (28 hectares). It is the former natural tidal river Avon through the city but was made into its current form in 1809 when the tide was prevented from going out permanently. A tidal by-pass was dug for 2 miles through the fields of Bedminster for the river, known as the "River Avon New Cut", "New Cut", or simply "The Cut". It is often called the Floating Harbour as the water level remains constant and it is not affected by the state of the tide on the river in the Avon Gorge, The New Cut or the natural river southeast of Temple Meads to its source. More on Bristol Harbour

Frank Henry Mason (1 October 1875 – 24 February 1965), RBA, RI, RSMA was an artist best known for his maritime, shipping, coastal and harbour paintings, and as a creator of art deco travel and railway posters. His style is described as 'light impressionist' and he was a founder member of the Staithes Art Club whose members are known today as the Staithes group of artists, or the Northern Impressionists. More on Frank Henry Mason

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