Henry Thomas Jarman (British, 1871-1956), Fly Fishing at Aberclydach

Oil on canvas, signed at lower right, retaining a hand-written label to verso reading "Henry Thomas Jarman / "Rose Cottage" / Longtown / "Aberclydoch'," further inscribed with the artist's address at the West Hampstead Studios, presented in a period frame.

Stretcher size 28 x 36 in.; Frame dimensions 33 x 41 in.

Aberclydach (or Aber Clydach) is a hamlet within the Brecon Beacons National Park in Powys, Wales. It is centered on the on the confluence between the Clydach brook and the Caerfanell river. It is a popular area for trout fishing in the River Cynon or in one of the many llyn (lake) found in this area.

Henry Thomas Jarman was primarily a landscape and figurative painter. He exhibited frequently between 1899 and 1938, including 15 times at the Royal Academy as well as with the Royal Institute of Oil Painters and the Royal Society of British Artists. Jarman lived in Essex and was a member of the Langham Sketch Club.

Light surface grime; area of varnish bloom near center of composition; minor stable craquelure; some chipping and loss to frame.