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Antique Victorian Oil Painting – Welsh River Landscape, River Conwy, North Wales – Thomas Spinks c.1890
Antique Victorian Oil Painting – Welsh River Landscape, River Conwy, North Wales – Thomas Spinks c.1890
Artist: Thomas Spinks (1847–1927)
Title: A Quiet Pool, North Wales – On the Conwy River
Date: Circa 1890 (Late 19th Century, Victorian)
Medium: Oil on canvas
Signature: Signed “T. Spinks” lower corner
Frame: Original gilt frame, ready to hang
Overview
A superb antique Victorian oil painting depicting a tranquil, reflective pool on the River Conwy in North Wales, painted during Thomas Spinks’ sought-after Welsh period. This is a classic late 19th-century British landscape: rugged river boulders, mature trees, gentle pasture, and distant hills under a dramatic Welsh sky.
Description
The scene centres on a calm pool of the River Conwy, with jagged stone boulders defining the left bank and softer ground to the right, where trees and an orchard-like clearing create depth. Two grazing sheep provide scale and pastoral charm. A warm golden-brown foreground tree anchors the composition against cool greens and greys, while the water is convincingly rendered with movement, light, and weight. Beyond, distant mountains soften into atmospheric recession. Above, blue sky and bright cloud are balanced by a gathering storm cloud—an evocative detail typical of North Welsh weather.
Victorian Welsh Landscape Context
Painted around 1890, this work reflects the period when Bettws-y-Coed and the Conwy Valley became one of Britain’s leading landscape painting locations, attracting artists for wooded valleys, rivers, rock formations, and ever-changing skies. Antique paintings of this type were prized in Victorian interiors and remain highly desirable today for their timeless decorative impact and strong sense of place.
Artist Notes
Thomas Spinks (1847–1927) was a recognised British landscape painter who exhibited between 1880 and 1907, including at the Royal Academy, and major institutions such as the Walker Art Gallery (Liverpool) and Manchester Art Gallery. He moved to Bettws-y-Coed in 1889, and his Welsh river and mountain paintings from this period are widely regarded as among his strongest and most collectible works.
Dimensions (Frame)
Height: 46.5 cm
Width: 62 cm
Depth: 5.5 cm
An excellent wall size—substantial presence without being difficult to place.
Provenance and Labels
The reverse bears a Prestwich Fine Art label with handwritten details. Provenance is recorded as private collection, Mitchells (Lake District auction house), and later curated by Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD. The canvas also retains a faint but legible maker’s stamp: “WINSOR & NEWTON / LONDON”, consistent with late 19th-century artists’ materials and supportive of period authenticity and quality.
Why This Piece Works
Antique Victorian oil on canvas by a known exhibiting British artist
Highly decorative Welsh river landscape: River Conwy, North Wales
Painted during the artist’s Bettws-y-Coed / Conwy Valley period
Signed and attractively presented in an original gilt frame
Retains Winsor & Newton London canvas stamp
Strong provenance and ready for display
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measurements
Height:
46.5 mm
Width:
62 cm
Depth:
5.5 cm
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declaration
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD has clarified that the Antique Victorian Oil Painting – Welsh River Landscape, River Conwy, North Wales – Thomas Spinks c.1890 (LA562102) is genuinely of the period declared with the date/period of manufacture being 1890
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condition
condition
Condition
In fine used condition. The painted surface is generally well preserved. A repair has been carried out to the reverse of the canvas with corresponding touch-up to the painted surface in the repaired area. There is age-related craquelure and some foxing, consistent with an antique Victorian oil painting. The gilt frame shows wear including old repairs, chips, small losses, and surface scratches commensurate with age.
This Antique Victorian Oil Painting – Welsh River Landscape, River Conwy, North Wales – Thomas Spinks c.1890 is located in Greater London, United Kingdom
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