Fred Mears, Farm at Stanford-le-Hope, Essex – Original 1916 watercolour painting
Fred Mears, Farm at Stanford-le-Hope, Essex – Original 1916 watercolour painting

Fred C. Mears Farm at Stanford-le-Hope, Essex

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An original 1916 watercolour painting, Fred Mears, Farm at Stanford-le-Hope, Essex.

An atmospheric painting by the local West Ham artist Fred Mears (b.1900).

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Fred Mears: West Ham & Stanford-le-Hope in the 1910s

This picture is one of an interesting collection of works that we have for sale by Fred Mears. Mears was born in Plaistow in 1900, at a time when East London was at its most overcrowded and polluted. But Mears chose to paint the traces of the area's rural past, focusing on parks and gardens and farm buildings, in a rustic palette of greens and browns. His works record some of the local buildings that no longer exist or are much changed. Our collection also includes depictions at nearby Poplar, and at Stanford-le-Hope, further east along the Thames in Essex.

Little is known about Mears's life, but it is recorded that he was an art student at West Ham Municipal College. Newham Council has around 100 paintings by Fred Mears in its archive.

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Dimensions: Height: 17.6cm (6.93") Width: 24.8cm (9.76")

Presented: Unframed.

Medium: Watercolour

Age: Early 20th-century

Signed: Initialled lower right.

Inscribed: --

Dated: Dated lower right.

Condition: In good condition for its age. The picture may have minor imperfections such as slight marks, toning, foxing, creasing or pinholes, commensurate with age. Please see photos for detail.There are historic adhesive marks and/or paper remnants to the corners on the verso, from previous mounting.

Stock number: JT-696