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S Clapham (active 1940 - 1960)
St Paul's Cathedral
Watercolour 51 x 68 cm Signed lower right. This architectural watercolour is a panegyric to the English Baroque grandeur of St Paul's Cathedral. Three small figures climb the steps, emphasising the size and magnificence of the architecture around them. St Paul's was built between 1675 and 1711 by Sir Christopher Wren. The foundation stone was laid in 1675 when Wren was 43 years old, and the building works were completed 35 years later by Wren's son. Its construction was part of a major rebuilding programme in the city after the Great Fire of London. Clapham was an architect based in Stockwell in London. Condition: generally very good; a couple of spots. Mounted to board by artist and signed to board. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here for other works by the artist. -
John Charles Rogers RIBA (1888-1939)
The Lantern, St Paul's Cathedral, London
41 x 18 cm (61 x 7") Graphite on paper Signed JC Rogers Inscribed 'Isometric section on the centre line'. Rogers was a practising architect who trained at Regent Street Polytechnic and was then assistant to Messrs Harvey & Potter. -
Ken Howard RA (1932 - 2022)
Hampstead Church (St Stephen's Church, Rosslyn Hill)
Oil on board 75 x 91 cm Ken Howard's magnificent view of St Stephen's Church, Hampstead. The artist's rich, deep colour palette and use of impasto underline the neo-gothic style of the church. Howard died in Hampstead and painted several views of the area and its architecture. St Stephen's was designed in the Neo Gothic style by Samuel Sanders Teulon and he considered it the best of the 114 churches he designed, calling it his "mighty church". The building is no longer a church, but wedding ceremonies still take place there; it was made a Grade I listed building in 1974. Kenneth Howard OBE RA was a British artist and painter. He was President of the New English Art Club from 1998 to 2003. He studied at the Hornsey College of Art and the Royal College of Art. In 1958 he won a British Council Scholarship to Florence, and in 1973 and 1978 he was the Official War Artist to Northern Ireland, and 1973 - 80 worked in various locations, including Hong Kong, Cyprus and Canada with the British Army. In 1983 he was elected an Associate of the Royal Academy (ARA). In 1998 he became President of the New English Art Club, a post he held until 2003. In 1991 he was elected a Royal Academician (RA). Howard was given his OBE in 2010. Condition: very good. If you’d like to know more, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. -
Louis Osman FRIBA (1914 - 1996)
Stained glass window
Watercolour 23 x 16 cm On Pioneer Fine laid paper. An intricately-detailed watercolour of a stained glass window, featuring four Biblical figures. Osman was as much an artist as an architect. This is likely a portfolio piece from his time studying at the Bartlett School of Architecture, and is as such a piece of architectural history as well as a beautiful Osman design. Osman was awarded a First Class degree and the Donaldson Medal of the RIBA (for the best result in his year group) by the Bartlett, and then went on to the Slade School of Art. He subsequently trained with Sir Albert Richardson - we also have several Richardson works in our collection. After the war, Osman busied himself as an architect. His work included contributions to Westminster Abbey, and Lincoln, Exeter, Ely, and Lichfield Cathedrals, Staunton Harold Church in Ashby de la Zouch for the National Trust, and of course his folly: the Grade I listed Elizabethan manor house, Canons Ashby in Northamptonshire, now a National Trust property. At Canons Ashby he established a workshop and had a team of silversmiths and goldsmiths working for him. In 1976 he made the gold enamelled coffin that holds the copy of the Magna Carta on view in the United States Capitol, Washington, DC. Condition: generally very good. If you’d like to know more, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. -
Colin Moss (1914 - 2005)
The Cedars, Kensington
Watercolour and gouache 57 x 40 cm Signed and dated '50 lower right. Moss' view of the Cedars, complete with passers-by and a stormy, jagged sky. Colin Moss was a noted British painter, draughtsman, printmaker, and teacher who served as a camoufleur during the Second World War. Moss was born in Ipswich but grew up in Plymouth following the death of his father at the Battle of Passchendaele in 1917. Moss studied at the Plymouth Art School from 1930 to 1934 and then went on to the Royal College of Art, where he studied under Gilbert Spencer and Charles Mahoney. He worked on murals for the British Pavilion at the 1939 New York World's Fair. During the war, Moss made a series of watercolours depicting his time as a camoufleur. He had designed the camouflage scheme for Stonebridge Power Station in Wembley, and produced several watercolours of the camouflaged structure. These pictures, as well as several others painted during his WWII deployment, are now held by the Imperial War Museum, having been purchased by the War Artists' Advisory Committee. In 1947 Moss' military service ended, and he became a teacher at the Ipswich School of Art. He had solo exhibitions at the Kensington Art Gallery in 1951 and the Zwemmer Gallery in 1955, and his work began to be acquired by the national collections. He became a founder member of the New Ipswich Art Group in 1958, and the Six in Suffolk Group in 1976. In the 1970s he exhibited at the Royal Academy and the Royal Watercolour Society, and retrospective exhibitions of his work were held at various British art galleries throughout the 1980s. He continued to hold numerous solo exhibitions after his retirement, and taught artists Brian Eno and Maggi Hambling. Provenance: "Britain in Watercolours" exhibition. Condition: excellent. If you’d like to know more, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. -
Florence Camm (1874-1960) Design for church stained glass window with 'IHS' roundel
Watercolour 17x9 cm Design for TW Camm & Co., Smethwick, Birmingham With 'IHS' Roundel - 'Iesus Hominum Salvator' ('Jesus Saviour of Mankind') The Camms were stained glass designers who exhibited 48 times at the Royal Academy and also exhibited at The Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool, The Royal Scottish Academy and Royal Birmingham Society of Artists. Following the death of her father, Florence Camm became chief designer at TW Camm with many commissions both nationally and internationally. Florence Camm was the daughter of Thomas William Camm (1839-1912) who founded the stained glass business T W Camm in High Street Smethwick. From 1892-1911 she studied at The Birmingham Municipal School of Art which, unusually for the time, encouraged girls to attend the life drawing classes – drawing fully nude female models and partially draped male models – thus explaining Camm’s skill with the human figure. Students were encouraged to execute their drawings for designs, thus giving them the skills to set up as manufacturers in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter. The arts and crafts designer Henry Payne was an influential tutor for Camm, being one of the most influential teachers at the BMSA who was working as a stained glass designer at the time; one of his most notable commissions was a painted mural illustrating Tudor History for the Houses of Parliament in 1908. Following the death of TW Camm, Florence and her brothers – Walter and Robert – took over the business and Florence did most of the designing. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Condition: In conservation mount and in plastic sleeve for protection. -
Alexander Duncan Bell (1930 - ?)
Troon House, St Vincent Street, Glasgow (1981)
Watercolour 62 x 54 cm For Hugh Martin & Partners, 3 September 1981. Bell's view of Troon House on St Vincent Street - the street is known for its grand and traditional architectural style. Pedestrians mill in this 1980s portrayal of Troon House, in use today as an office building. It was designed in 1980 by High Martin & Partners, the architectural firm for whom the artist worked. Condition: generally very good; old tape reside to extreme margins beyond image. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here for more architectural designs. -
V A Hards (British, c. 1930-c. 2012) Design for Modernist Game Keeper Lodge
Watercolour on wove Signed and dated March 1948 55x77cm Hards was educated at Brixton School of Building and Woolwich Polytechnic between 1948 and 1956, during which period he produced some very competent work including this rather fun modernist design for a monumental fountain in a grand park. Brixton School of Building was incorporated into the Polytechnic of the South Bank - now London South Bank University. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Condition: Some edge wear and isolated spots . -
V A Hards (British, c. 1930-c. 2012) Design for Modernist School Chapel
Watercolour on wove Signed and dated November 1948 and marked 35/40 55x77cm Hards was educated at Brixton School of Building and Woolwich Polytechnic between 1948 and 1956, during which period he produced some very competent work including this rather fun modernist design for a riverside tearoom. Brixton School of Building was incorporated into the Polytechnic of the South Bank - now London South Bank University. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Condition: Some edge wear and isolated spots. -
V A Hards (British, c. 1930-c. 2012) Design for Modernist Town House
Watercolour on wove Signed and dated October 1949 and inscribed Woolwich Polytechnic. 77x55cm Hards was educated at Brixton School of Building and Woolwich Polytechnic between 1948 and 1956, during which period he produced some very competent work including this rather fun modernist brutalist design for a town house. Brixton School of Building was incorporated into the Polytechnic of the South Bank - now London South Bank University. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Condition: Some edge wear and isolated spots. -
V A Hards (British, c. 1930-c. 2012) Design for Modernist Town House
Watercolour on wove Signed and dated October 1949 and inscribed Woolwich Polytechnic. 77x55cm Hards was educated at Brixton School of Building and Woolwich Polytechnic between 1948 and 1956, during which period he produced some very competent work including this rather fun modernist brutalist design for a town house. Brixton School of Building was incorporated into the Polytechnic of the South Bank - now London South Bank University. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Condition: Some edge wear and isolated spots. -
V A Hards (British, c. 1930-c. 2012) Design for Monumental Fountain
Watercolour on wove Signed and dated 1955 55x77cm Hards was educated at Brixton School of Building and Woolwich Polytechnic between 1948 and 1956, during which period he produced some very competent work including this rather fun modernist design for a monumental fountain in a grand park. Brixton School of Building was incorporated into the Polytechnic of the South Bank - now London South Bank University. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Condition: Some edge wear and isolated spots. -
V A Hards (British, c. 1930-c. 2012) Design for Modernist Fisherman's Hut
Watercolour on wove Signed and dated March 1956 and stamped for Brixton School of Building. 77x55cm Hards was educated at Brixton School of Building and Woolwich Polytechnic between 1948 and 1956, during which period he produced some very competent work including this rather fun modernist brutalist design for a fisherman's hut, not designed to blend in with the scenery. Brixton School of Building was incorporated into the Polytechnic of the South Bank - now London South Bank University. To view more of his work we have listed, scroll down to 'View more from this seller' and click on 'View all from this seller' and then search for 'Hards'. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Condition: Good. Some edge wear and isolated spots. -
W. A. A. Cox ARIBA Architectural Design for a Factory in the United Kingdom
Watercolour, pencil 53x64 cm Signed and dated, lower right 'W. A. A. Cox ARIBA 1966' If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Condition: Good. -
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Brian Bannatyne Lewis (1906 - 1991)
West Ruislip Station (1938)
Pen, ink and watercolour 70 x 50 cm A 1938 design for the new West Ruislip tube station, commissioned by the Great Western Railway (GWR) for its proposed western extension to the Central Line. The design's Art Deco lettering befits London Transport's aesthetic in the 1930s. Lewis brings his designs to life by including smartly-dressed characters entering and leaving the stations. The Central line opened in 1900, between Shepherd's Bush and Bank; it extended westwards to Ealing Broadway in 1920. Two years after the formation of London Transport in 1933, an extensive New Works Programme began, proposing a westwards extension of the line to Denham. Brian Lewis created designs for nine stations in early 1938, but the Second World War broke out before they could be built. By the time the extension had been built, Lewis was no longer chief architect of the GWR - the stations were modified and completed by Frederick Francis Charles Curtis instead. The extension to Greenford opened in 1947 and finally reached West Ruislip in 1948. Denham never actually became part of the tube line, owing to the establishment of the green belt. Brian Lewis was born in Tasmania, attended school in Melbourne, and subsequently obtained a Diploma in Architecture in 1928 from the University of Melbourne. He then moved to the UK to study at the Liverpool School of Architecture, winning scholarships in each of his three years of study to fund extensive European travel. He married a fellow Liverpool architectural student, Hilary Archer. After moving to London, he took up employment with the GWR in their architects’ office; he also lectured at a local polytechnic, and moonlighted with his wife at home on mainly residential commissions – rather different projects from the hotels and stations which GWR commissioned from him. He exhibited frequently at the Royal Academy of Arts, showing superb measured drawings of historic buildings. In the Second World War he enlisted with the Second Imperial Australian Force, serving in the Middle East, then transferred to the Royal Australian Engineers where he became a Captain. In 1943 he was sent to London to help GWR repair bomb damage. Lewis became Chief Architect of GWR in 1945 (following the retirement of the noted Percy Emerson Culverhouse), and the first Chair of Architecture at Melbourne University in 1947. He also became the consulting architect for the major buildings of the Australian National University in Canberra, producing an imaginative site plan and designing University House, which was awarded the Sulman medal in 1954. He also designed the Risdon Prison Complex in 1960. He retired in 1971 to paint watercolours and write his memoirs. Condition: generally very good; a few handling marks and two holes from filing. Handsomely framed. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here to view the other station designs in the set. -
William Alfred Pite (1860-1949)
King`s College Hospital, Denmark Hill general bird`s-eye view (1913)
Initialled H.M.F., signed and titled by William A. Pite F.R.I.B.A. (1860-1949), lower right, on board support with R.I.B.A. `Exhibition of Contemporary British Architecture` label, and architect`s label both mounted on verso Watercolour over pencil 46 x 92cm (26.25 x 18 inches) -
after Samuel Buck (1696 - 1779) and Nathaniel Buck (active 1724 - 1759)
The East View of Winchester Palace (1733)
Engraving 20 x 37 cm An engraved view of Winchester Palace, a bishop's palace built in the 12th century. It served as the London townhouse of the Bishops of Winchester and remained in use until around 1700, when it was divided up into tenements and warehouses. The building was largely destroyed by fire in 1814. Samuel and Nathaniel Buck were brothers and notable 18th century architectural artists, best known for their depictions of ancient castles and monasteries entitled 'Buck's Antiquities' and those of townscapes of England and Wales, ''Sea-Ports and Capital Towns''. Little is known about the brothers' lives. Samuel was born in Yorkshire and died in penury in London in 1779, and was buried in the churchyard of St Clement Danes. Nathaniel pre-deceased him, dying between 1759 and 1774. Condition: generally very good; slight age toning; sheet trimmed outside platemark; mounted to board. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here for other pictures of London. -
Wolverhampton School of Practical Art
Wolverhampton School of Practical Art Published for London Illustrated News (25 June 1853) 17.5x29cm Watercolour If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056.
