Ernest Yarrow-Jones (1872-1951) - Le Cap

A signed watercolour by Ernest Yarrow-Jones depicting Cap Canaille at Cassis on the Mediterranean coast. The work forms part of a closely related group of French watercolours by the artist and captures the dramatic coastal headland with a strong sense of southern light and place.

Details

• Artist: Ernest Yarrow-Jones (1872-1951)
• Title: Le Cap
• Medium: Watercolour on paper
• Signature: Signed lower right
• Artwork size: 23 × 33 cm (9.1 × 13.0 in), height × width
• Framed size: 38 × 48 cm (15.0 × 18.9 in), height × width
• Presentation: Framed and mounted
• Provenance: Acquired from a family descendant.
• Condition: Artwork in very good vintage condition, with some signs of paper discolouration commensurate with age. Frames and mounts in very good condition.

Subject and Context

The composition depicts Cap Canaille, Cassis, one of the defining landmarks of the Cassis coastline. The steep limestone headland rises above the Mediterranean and gives the watercolour a strong sense of the southern French landscape. The work was likely painted during the same period as a related group of Yarrow-Jones watercolours from the Cassis area.

About the Artist

Ernest Yarrow-Jones (1872-1951) was a British painter, sculptor and illustrator. Born in Liverpool, he was educated at Liverpool College and Pembroke College, Oxford, before being called to the Bar at the Inner Temple. He subsequently turned from law to art, studying at the Westminster School of Art and Royal College of Art, followed by further training in Paris at the Académie Julian and Académie Colarossi.

He exhibited at the Royal Academy and in Paris at the Salon d’Automne and Salon des Indépendants, and held solo exhibitions at the Leicester Galleries, Arlington Gallery and Macrae Gallery. He lived and worked for many years at Black Gable, Hythe, Kent, and also spent extended periods in Paris and travelled extensively in France and the Mediterranean.

His work is represented in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford.