{"product_id":"robert-martin-tomlinson-the-boathouse-brathay-estuary-acrylic","title":"Robert Martin Tomlinson - The Boathouse, Brathay, Estuary - Oil on Canvas","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn atmospheric Lake District acrylic by British artist \u003cstrong\u003eRobert Martin Tomlinson (b.1945)\u003c\/strong\u003e, depicting the tranquil waters of the Brathay estuary near Ambleside.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAcross the still foreground water, a small group of white buildings sits beneath trees and the softly receding Lakeland fells. Tomlinson uses a restrained palette of autumnal browns, muted greens and soft greys, with broken reflections across the water and loose, economical brushwork giving the landscape an appealing sense of atmosphere and distance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist:\u003c\/strong\u003e Robert Martin Tomlinson (British, b.1945)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e The Boathouse, Brathay, Estuary\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMedium:\u003c\/strong\u003e Oil on canvas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSignature:\u003c\/strong\u003e Signed lower left\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtwork size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 21 × 28.5 cm (8.3 × 11.2 in)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFramed size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 37.5 × 45.5 cm (14.8 × 17.9 in)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVerso:\u003c\/strong\u003e Titled and artist's name inscribed, with Walton Mount Gallery, Ambleside stamps and a handwritten presentation note\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very Good Condition\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePresentation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Framed as shown\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eBrathay and the Lake District\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Brathay subject has particular relevance to Tomlinson's career. Published biographical accounts record that he taught at the Brathay Hall Outward Bound Centre on Lake Windermere before establishing a gallery and framing business in Ambleside with his wife in 1971.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe specific identification of the subject on the reverse, together with the Walton Mount Gallery stamps from Chapel Hill, Ambleside, provides the painting with a documented Ambleside and Lake District association.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the Artist\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRobert Martin Tomlinson was born in Barnoldswick in 1945 and studied Fine Art at Lancaster. Published biographical material records that he subsequently taught at the Brathay Hall Outward Bound Centre on Lake Windermere.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1971 he and his wife established a gallery, artists' materials shop and framing business in Ambleside. Tomlinson became a full-time painter during the 1980s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished biographical accounts record exhibitions at the Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours, the Mall Galleries in London and the Royal Academy, alongside commercial gallery exhibitions.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Crag Bank Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54474604904786,"sku":"CBA-356","price":455.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1078\/0904\/6866\/files\/s-l1600_2fbbedbb-4c85-4a95-b07c-d432c06efb91.webp?v=1788191183","url":"https:\/\/cragbankart.co.uk\/products\/robert-martin-tomlinson-the-boathouse-brathay-estuary-acrylic","provider":"Crag Bank Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}