Shittim Plant Original Illustration by Winifred Walker

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Shittim Plant

Original Watercolour Painting

by Winifred Walker (exh.1919-1934)

This Painting was Published in All the Plants of the Bible at Page 174

A superb original watercolour painting by highly regarded botanical artist Winifred Walker.  The painting is from Walker's All the Plants of the Bible series of paintings and was published in Walker's book of the same name along with text by Walker at page 174 (see photograph section).  The series consisted of 113 watercolours, which were accompanied by fascinating facts and lore written by Walker, of every flower, fruit, tree, shrub and herb mentioned in the Bible.  The painting is on high quality card and remains in very fine condition having been stored in a folio for the majority of it's life, the colours are therefore strong and well preserved and the card is fresh although with some minor discolouration to the very extremities.  There is an inscription in Walker's hand upper right which identifies the plant and cites the reference to it in the Bible.  The painting is signed lower right.

We currently have four originals from this series on eBay - all offered in no reserve auctions.

Winifred Walker was an internationally known, award winning botanical artist as well as an official artist to the Royal Horticultural Society of Westminster, she studied at the Camden School of Art and Ghent.  In 1939 Mrs. Walker was invited to bring her collection of Shakespeare's Flowers to America.  Some of her superb original watercolours were destroyed when her ship, the Athenia, was torpedoed by a German U-boat.  Mrs. Walker later won critical acclaim for creating a large new collection of Flowers of California and became artist in residence at the University of California.  Today she is best remembered for the superb series of illustrations she made for All the Plants of the Bible and The Flowers of Shakespeare.

Walker exhibited at many of the leading galleries and institutions of her day including;

• The Fine Art Society
• The Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool
• The Royal Academy of Arts
• The Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours
• The Royal Institute of Oil Painters
• The Society of Women Artists

Walker's work is highly sought after (particularly originals from the series All the Plants of the Bible and The Flowers of Shakespeare) and makes many hundreds of pounds at auction.  Comparable auction results have been included in the photograph section.

This superb work measures :

Painting:      34cm (13.5") x 25.5cm (10")

The painting is sold unframed however we are able to have the painting mounted, glazed and framed in an attractive gilt frame for an additional £25.  This will not affect the UK postage costs though it will increase the cost of international shipping.

To allow it to find it's own level we are offering this watercolour with a starting price of just £20 with no reserve.

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If you are interested in this item you may also be interested in some of the other items Sygun Museum of Wales is offering please give them a look.  If you buy more than one item we will happily ship them together to cut your costs and will always endeavour to provide the cheapest delivery which is feasible. 

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