William Taylor Longmire Windermere Antique Watercolor View Towards the Langdale Pikes Dated 1903

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William Taylor Longmire Windermere Watercolor View Towards The Langdale Pikes, 1903

An atmospheric signed English Lake District watercolor by Cumbrian … Read more William Taylor Longmire Windermere Watercolor View Towards The Langdale Pikes, 1903

An atmospheric signed English Lake District watercolor by Cumbrian landscape artist William Taylor Longmire (1841–1914), depicting an expansive view across Windermere with sailing boats and distant Lakeland fells considered to include the Langdale Pikes.

Highlights

* Original British watercolor on paper
* William Taylor Longmire (1841–1914)
* Signed W. T. Longmire
* Dated 1903
* Titled Windermere
* Panoramic English Lake District landscape
* Sailing boats and yachts upon Windermere
* Distant Lakeland fells considered to include the Langdale Pikes
* Mature-period work by a Cumbrian landscape artist
* Soft blue, green and natural earth-toned palette
* Presented under glass in a decorative frame
* National Trust comparative reference for Longmire's Windermere and Langdale subject
* Versatile scale for traditional, country-house or contemporary interiors

Introduction

A beautifully atmospheric early 20th-century watercolor by **William Taylor Longmire (1841–1914)**, an artist closely associated with the landscapes of Cumbria and the English Lake District.

Signed W. T. Longmire, titled Windermere and dated 1903, the work captures the broad open character of the lake through a carefully balanced panoramic composition.

Sailing boats and yachts provide small points of movement across the water. Beyond them, successive areas of shoreline and countryside gradually recede towards the distant Lakeland mountains.

The soft blues, greens, greys and natural earth tones give the painting considerable decorative versatility. Its historic character would sit naturally within an English country-house interior or collection of British landscapes, while its restrained palette could equally introduce warmth and provenance into a contemporary setting.

Catalogue Details

Artist: William Taylor Longmire (1841–1914)

Title: Windermere

Date: 1903

Medium: Watercolor on paper

Signed: W. T. Longmire

Subject: Windermere, English Lake District

Distant landscape: Considered to include the Langdale Pikes

Watercolor dimensions: approximately 12.99 inches wide × 8.66 inches high (33 × 22 cm)

Framed dimensions: approximately 18.90 inches wide × 14.76 inches high × 0.79 inches deep (48 × 37.5 × 2 cm)

Presentation: Framed under glass

Catalogue Note

Longmire uses the horizontal extent of Windermere to establish a strong sense of space and distance.

The sailing vessels introduce human scale without disturbing the tranquillity of the scene, while the landscape progressively softens as it approaches the mountains on the horizon.

The distant formation is considered to include the **Langdale Pikes**.

Comparative evidence is particularly interesting because another Longmire watercolor in the National Trust collection depicts Windermere and the Langdale Pikes from Low Wood, establishing this relationship between lake and mountain as a documented subject within the artist's work.

The Artist — William Taylor Longmire

William Taylor Longmire was born in 1841 and developed a career closely associated with Cumbria and the English Lake District.

The lakes, valleys and mountains of the region repeatedly appear within his work. His landscapes combine recognizable topography with an interest in atmosphere, distance, changing light and weather.

Longmire continued painting into the early 20th century and died in 1914.

Windermere and the Langdale Pikes

Windermere remained an important subject within Longmire's work over a considerable period.

The Government Art Collection holds an earlier Longmire watercolor titled *Windermere*, dated 1867.

Of particular relevance to the present work is a Longmire watercolor in the National Trust collection depicting Windermere and the Langdale Pikes from Low Wood.

This comparative evidence supports the interpretation that the distant fells within the present 1903 landscape include the Langdale Pikes, although the identification remains a considered topographical interpretation rather than a definitive identification of each individual summit.

Dating the Watercolor

The work is dated 1903, placing it within the mature period of Longmire's career.

Its date is particularly interesting when considered alongside the 1867 *Windermere* in the Government Art Collection, demonstrating the artist's sustained engagement with the lake across several decades.

Dimensions

Watercolor:

Approximately 12.99 inches wide × 8.66 inches high.

Approximately 33 cm wide × 22 cm high.

Framed:

Approximately 18.90 inches wide × 14.76 inches high × 0.79 inches deep.

Approximately 48 cm wide × 37.5 cm high × 2 cm deep.

Frame

The watercolor is presented under glass within its decorative frame.

The frame complements the subdued natural palette of the landscape and provides an attractive ready-to-display presentation.

The frame is treated as part of the decorative presentation and is not represented as necessarily dating precisely to 1903 unless further documentary evidence establishes this.


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