{"product_id":"ernest-yarrow-jones-le-cap","title":"Ernest Yarrow-Jones (1872-1951) - Le Cap","description":"\u003cp\u003eA 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArtist:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ernest Yarrow-Jones (1872-1951)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Le Cap\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMedium:\u003c\/strong\u003e Watercolour on paper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSignature:\u003c\/strong\u003e Signed lower right\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArtwork size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 23 × 33 cm (9.1 × 13.0 in), height × width\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFramed size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 38 × 48 cm (15.0 × 18.9 in), height × width\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePresentation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Framed and mounted\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/strong\u003e Acquired from a family descendant.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Artwork in very good vintage condition, with some signs of paper discolouration commensurate with age. Frames and mounts in very good condition.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eSubject and Context\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the Artist\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eErnest 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis work is represented in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Crag Bank Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55107707437394,"sku":"CBA-409A","price":295.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1078\/0904\/6866\/files\/IMG_5606.jpg?v=1792224875","url":"https:\/\/cragbankart.co.uk\/products\/ernest-yarrow-jones-le-cap","provider":"Crag Bank Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}