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William Barnes Wollen Hand Colored Watercolor Print

  Lot # 032
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31.5" x 42"
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Lot # 032
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 Hand Colored Watercolor Print Styled for The Higbee Company titled "A Rugby Match" Register No. 8821-1232 by Artist William Barnes Wollen originally painted in 1895. The Battle of the Roses is also known as The Rugby Match or The Roses Match. Print signature at bottom right. It is based on the rugby union match between the representative sides of Yorkshire and Lancashire played at Fallowfield, Manchester on 24 November 1894. Frame does show some wear as can be seen in photographs.

William Barnes Wollen (1857 - 1936) grew up in Leipzig, Prussia, but decided to move to England with his family. He received his artistic education at the renowned London University College School and the Slade School of Fine Arts. After his schooling, he exhibited his works almost every year at the prestigious London Royal Academy and the American National Watercolor Society. There he initially presented realistic paintings of sporting events, such as the Rugby League games, but from 1881 he began to produce paintings with military content. He worked as an illustrator for magazines and collaborated with the famous English novelist Arthur Conan Doyle, He took part with his artistic works in the Paris World Exhibition in 1889, where he was awarded a silver medal for his extraordinary achievements.