The Ulric Walmsley Catalogue

Page 2 – General Views of Robin Hood's Bay

IN THIS PAGE we show a selection of Ulric's paintings of Robin Hood's Bay, including several of his postcards (based on original watercolours) from the 1904 and 1905 series published by Ruddock of Lincoln. These sold in their thousands and were republished over many years. For many people these postcards and similar watercolours define Ulric, although his repertoire was much, much broader. To some extent the tastes of the holidaymakers will have obliged Ulric to devote a lot of his energies to this material. In later years he reworked the subject-matter of many postcards, making adjustments for his new stylistic preferences. In some cases the similarity of incidental details strongly suggests that he was working directly from the postcards; in others he may well have revisited the location and started again from scratch.

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South Shore, RHB

South shore, Robin Hood's Bay
(Postcard, 1905, 9 x 14 cm)
Cat no 1905/3



Robin Hood's Bay

Robin Hood's Bay from the shore
(Postcard, 1904, 9 x 14 cm)
Cat no 1904/4



Robin Hood's Bay

Wayfoot, Robin Hood's Bay
(Postcard, 1905, 9 x 14 cm)
Cat no 1905/5




Robin Hood's Bay

Robin Hood's Bay
(Postcard, 1904, 14 x 9 cm)
Cat no 1904/6



Robin Hood's Bay

Robin Hood's Bay
(Oil, 61 x 46 cm)
Cat no 028

Notes: A large and impressive later reworking of the scene in the 1904
postcard above. It shows very clearly Ulric's increasingly impressionistic
style and preference for softer colours.



Robin Hood's Bay

Robin Hood's Bay
(Oil, 1907, 44 x 29 cm)
Cat no 088

Notes: A fine composition in the same style as the 1904 and 1905 postcards
from just a couple of years later. The view is from the other end of the path
shown above.



Robin Hood's Bay

Robin Hood's Bay
(Watercolour, unsigned, 30 x 25 cm)
Cat no 065

Notes: One of a very unusual pair of undated watercolours imitating old
sepia photographs. (The other work is on page 3.) Also compare the 1909
postcard opposite.



North Shore, RHB

North Shore, Robin Hood's Bay
(Postcard, 1905, 9 x 14 cm)
Cat no 1905/1

Note: The quintessential all-in-one postcard view of Robin Hood's Bay,
showing colourful cliff-top houses, boats, the sea and a rugged
promontory.




North Shore, Robin Hood's Bay

North shore, Robin Hood's Bay
(Etching, 10 x 12.5 cm)
Cat no 171

Notes: A unique signed print of Ulric's only known etching. (The copper plate
survives.) The scene, clearly copied from the 1905 postcard, is presumably
what Ulric considered to be his most marketable material. An etching sold
for 5s, compared with 1d for a postcard and upwards of half a guinea for a
small watercolour. The pencilled signature, never used on paintings, is in
Ulric's normal handwriting. Courtesy of the Robin Hood's Bay Museum Trust.




North Shore, Robin Hood's Bay

North Shore, Robin Hood's Bay
(Watercolour, 18 x 27 cm)
Cat no 121

Note: Painted a decade or more later than the 1905 postcard and, in this
instance, definitely copied from the postcard itself.




North coast, Robin Hood's Bay

North coast, Robin Hood's Bay
(Watercolour, 17 x 26 cm)
Cat no 066

Notes: A similar view to that above and from the same period. The
difference in colours is striking and illustrates one of the main
attractions for the artist in painting Robin Hood's Bay.




Robin Hood's Bay

View over the rooftops of Robin Hood's Bay towards Ravenscar
(Watercolour, 1909, 14 x 28 cm)
Cat no 151




Robin Hood's Bay

Robin Hood's Bay
(Watercolour, 19 x 28 cm)
Cat no 075




Robin Hood's Bay

Robin Hood's Bay
(Oil on hardboard, 21 x 28 cm)
Cat no 165

Notes: This and the watercolour above probably date from about the same
time. They provide a good illustration of the differing results from the
two media.




South coast, Robin Hood's Bay

South coast, Robin Hood's Bay
(Postcard, 1909, 9 x 14 cm)
Cat no 1909/1

Note: One of only two known postcards published by Jenkinson and,
arguably, one of the best with bright colours, skillful use of contrast
and all the right subject ingredients.




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