B. B. Measham — Large Original Mountain Landscape with Bridge & Pathway 1929
An impressive, large-format 19th / early 20th-century original watercolor by British landscape artist B. B. Measham, depicting a sweeping mountain pass featuring a stone bridge and hillside pathway.
Key Specifications
DetailDescription Artist B. B. Measham (Active late 19th / early 20th C.) Title Mountain Pass with Stone Bridge (Likely North Wales or Lake District) Medium Original watercolor on paper Dimensions () Signature Signed by the artist in the lower left corner Condition Condition: Good antique condition (one sign of historical repair) and a small tear across the top of the piece. Strong composition with atmospheric wash details. Unframed
About the Artwork
Measuring a commanding , this piece stands out as a major exhibition-scale work by B. B. Measham. The composition captures the wild romanticism of the British countryside, leading the viewer's eye along a winding hillside track toward an old mountain bridge set against a dramatic alpine backdrop.
The delicate treatment of light across the mountainside and the fluid watercolor washes are hallmarks of the British Northern and North Wales regional schools of landscape painting. The topography strongly recalls famous mountain passes in Snowdonia (such as Betws-y-Coed or Aberglaslyn) or the high passes of the Lake District—regions frequently painted by Measham and his contemporaries.
About the Artist: B. B. Measham
B. B. Measham was a British landscape artist working in watercolor and oil during the late Victorian and Edwardian eras. Associated with the northern tradition of landscape painting—centered around Lancashire, Cheshire, Manchester, and North Wales—Measham specialised in atmospheric rural and mountainous views.
Working in the circle of Henry Measham, RCA (a founding member of the Royal Cambrian Academy), B. B. Measham exhibited widely across regional northern galleries. His works remain popular among collectors of traditional 19th- and 20th-century British landscape art for their technical draughtsmanship and evocative pastoral moods.