Rowland Hill painted in and around the parish of Hinderwell a century ago and one of the pictures on display will be of Christ Church in Ugthorpe where Hill's funeral was held in 1952.
The son of a Halifax woollen manufacturer, Hill was determined to become a professional artist despite his father's objections and he attended part-time classes at Halifax School of Art as well as life classes at Bradford Technical College.
The family holidayed at Runswick Bay where, as a youngster, he met Ralph Hedley who helped and encouraged him with his art.
At the same time he was, consciously or otherwise, sabotaging his career in his father's office by decorating his paper work with imaginary portraits.
Hill's father's annoyance coincided with advice from Hedley, one of the founders of the Staithes Group, to send an example of his work to Sir Herbert von Herkomer and as a result in 1895, Hill was accepted as a student at Herkomer's art school.
Following his studies he spent his summers in Runswick Bay where he met his future wife, Dorothy Turner, who came from a wealthy Sheffield family of jewellers.
She is still fondly remembered in Staithes as "very kind and a real lady."
The couple settled in Ellerby and remained there until their deaths.
They were devoted and it was recorded on Hill's death certificate that he died of a broken heart resulting from his wife's death.
Whitby's Pannett Gallery is the only public gallery in the world with a comprehensive collection of work by members of the Staithes Group.
From 29 August to 11 September, Tom and Rosamund Jordan, fine art dealers who specialise in the work of the group, will exhibit and have for sale around a hundred carefully selected examples, among them several watercolours by Rowland Hill.