Prominent & highly regarded landscape & figurative painter. Born in North Shields; came to London when he was five, Began as wood engraver under P Landells when he was sixteen. Taught himself to paint in the 1850s & became a highly accomplished watercolourist. Travelled all over Europe & was admired by many leading artists of his day. He exhibited widely, and many museums & collections own examples of his work.
Myles Birket Foster RWS (1825-99)
Current Works
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Myles Birket Foster (1825-99)
Shrine near the Ducal Palace, Venice, Italy
Medium: WatercolourProvenance: Monogramed & Inscribed on ReverseImage Dimensions: 18½" x 12" (47cm x 30.5cm) -
Myles Birket Foster (1825-99)
Feeding the Calves
Medium: WatercolourImage Dimensions: 4¼" x 5¾" (10.8cm x 14.6cm) -
Myles Birket Foster (1825-99)
Walberswick, Suffolk
Medium: WatercolourProvenance: MonogramedDated: 1896Image Dimensions: 7" x 11" (17.8cm x 27.9cm)
Sold Items
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Myles Birket Foster (1825-99)
Shelling Peas
Medium: WatercolourProvenance: MonogramedImage Dimensions: 4½" x 6" (11.4cm x 15.2cm) -
Myles Birket Foster (1825-99)
A Highland Farm
Medium: WatercolourProvenance: MonogramedImage Dimensions: 9" x 6½" (22.9cm x 16.5cm) -
Myles Birket Foster (1825-99)
Elderberry Gatherers
Medium: WatercolourProvenance: Monogramed & Inscribed VersoImage Dimensions: 27¼" x 13¼" (69.2cm x 33.7cm) -
Myles Birket Foster (1825-99)
Haytime
Medium: WatercolourProvenance: MonogramedImage Dimensions: 13½" x 9" (34.3cm x 22.9cm) -
Myles Birket Foster (1825-99)
Rialto Bridge, Venice, Italy
Medium: WatercolourProvenance: MonogramedImage Dimensions: 3¾" x 5½" (9.5cm x 14cm) -
Myles Birket Foster (1825-99)
Gathering Wildflowers
Medium: WatercolourProvenance: MonogramedImage Dimensions: 7" x 5" (17.8cm x 12.7cm) -
Myles Birket Foster (1825-99)
Feeding the Swans
Medium: WatercolourImage Dimensions: 5½" x 7½" (14cm x 19.1cm) -
Myles Birket Foster (1825-99)
Making Brooms
Medium: WatercolourProvenance: MonogramedImage Dimensions: 8" x 6" (20.3cm x 15.2cm) -
Myles Birket Foster (1825-99)
Grandma’s Pet
Medium: WatercolourProvenance: MonogramedImage Dimensions: 4½" x 3¾" (11.4cm x 9.5cm) -
Myles Birket Foster (1825-99)
Continental River Scene
Medium: WatercolourProvenance: MonogramedImage Dimensions: 6½" x 4¾" (16.5cm x 12.1cm) -
Myles Birket Foster (1825-99)
The Young Shepherds
Medium: WatercolourProvenance: MonogramedImage Dimensions: 14" x 9" (35.6cm x 22.9cm) -
Myles Birket Foster (1825-99)
The Ferry
Medium: WatercolourProvenance: MonogramedImage Dimensions: 15½" x 11½" (39.4cm x 29.2cm) -
Myles Birket Foster (1825-99)
Elderberry Gatherers
Medium: WatercolourProvenance: Monogramed & Inscribed on ReverseImage Dimensions: 27¼" x 13¼" (69.2cm x 33.7cm)
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