An original watercolour by Yorkshire based artist George Anderson Short (1956-1945).

Short was born in Northumberland, but later moved to Halifax where he worked as a carpet designer at Dean Clough Mills.

He had limited recognition as an artist in his lifetime, with most of his sales being commissions. Despite this, he painted continuously and produced hundreds of oil paintings and watercolours. The subject matters are typically scenes of working class life in Yorkshire, pub scenes and country sports.

This particular painting is set within a pub, though it looks like the men featured might be in attendance of a meeting. They’re all sat around one large table with their attention set on a man stood to the right, he’s leaning forwards with a pointed finger.

There is a label on the back which shows the painting was gifted in 1990. In the 1980s Short’s daughter was approaching 100 years old and concerned her father’s artwork might not be handled sympathetically after her death. Consequently, hundreds of paintings were unearthed and sold to a West Yorkshire art dealer. This painting could have very likely been one of those unearthed paintings and was gifted shortly after.

Signed on the top left. It looks to be c1920s-30s.

Frame measures 32cm x 27cm

Aperture measures 18cm x 11.5cm