Landscape Of Cumbria, By Claude Muncaster (1903–1974)

Pencil on paper; dated “1920” on the front, labeled “Canal Foot, The Ulverston Canal” on the back, numbered NX129 in the artist’s catalog; view size 22 x 31 cm

Claude Graham Muncaster was an English landscape painter and the son of artist Oliver Hall. In the 1920s and 1930s, he traveled the world’s seas with his sketchbook. A member of the Royal Watercolor Society beginning in 1931, he became a founding member and later president of the Royal Society of Marine Artists in 1939. After World War II, Queen Elizabeth (“the Queen Mum”) commissioned him to create watercolors depicting the interiors of royal residences (Windsor, Sandringham, Balmoral).

The drawing shown here depicts the mouth of the Ulverston Canal and its old bridge spanning the lock. The canal meets the sea at Canal Foot, a village in the Cumbria region of northwestern England.

The drawing is sold in a mounting that includes a pH-neutral backing board, an off-white beveled mat, a sealed protective enclosure, 2 mm-thick glass, a hanging fixture, and a modern frame. If you would like to purchase the drawing without the modern frame, please contact the gallery before making your purchase.