Harry Watson (artist, born 1871)

Harry Watson (13 June 1871 – 17 September 1936) was an English landscape and portrait artist born in Scarborough.

1889–94, where he won numerous gold, silver and bronze medals and was awarded a traveling scholarship to Italy.

Watson embraced En plein air painting, often capturing the effect of natural light falling to on to his subjects which gives many of his works an impressionistic style.

His work was part of the painting event in the art competition at the 1932 Summer Olympics.

[1] In 1938 a memorial exhibition was held at Leamington Spa Art Gallery.