Bakewell Bridge – signed George Butler (1904 – 1999).

Description

George Butler, watercolourist: born Sheffield 17 October 1904; married 1933 Kcenia Kotliarevskaya (died 1992; one son, one daughter); died Bakewell, Derbyshire 19 April 1999.

Butler’s first one-man show was at the Redfern Gallery in 1927; he was later to have them in Paris, Aix-en-Provence and at Chatsworth. He also exhibited regularly at the Royal Academy, the London Group, the New English Art Club, the Royal Society of British Artists and in galleries in England and France. His work can be seen in collections at Chatsworth and Kedleston in Derbyshire, Sheffield, and in various private collections in the United Kingdom and France.

In 1956 Butler was elected an associate of the Royal Watercolour Society and a full member in 1957; he served as honorary treasurer to the society for many years. He was also active in the Artists’ General Benevolent Institution, becoming its vice-president in 1977.

GEORGE BUTLER was the oldest living member of the Royal Watercolour Society. Despite still exhibiting – and selling – his work until his death, Butler’s artistic roots seemed to be founded in another age entirely.

In light wood frame – see photos.