Lot 503: Spooner (Arthur, 1873-1962). "Castle Rushen,

Spooner (Arthur, 1873-1962). "Castle Rushen, Castletown, Isle of Man", oil on canvas, showing a view of the castle from the harbour, signed lower right, and titled on reverse, 41 x 63.5cm (16 x 25ins) Arthur Spooner studied in the traditional Victorian manner at Nottingham School of Art but went on to paint in the British Impressionist style, excelling at atmospheric effects of light. He taught landscape and figure painting at the Nottingham School of Art in the early 1900s and was a founding member of the Nottingham Society of Artists, becoming Vice President in 1924 and 1938. He exhibited locally as well as nationally at the Royal Academy and Royal Society of British Artists. (1)
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