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Gideon Yates
View on The Thames with Staines Bridge
25 x 48 cm Watercolour Charmingly signed lower left, on the side of the stone c.1830 Little is known of the life of Yates. Even his date of death is disputed with some sources putting it at 1837. What is known is that he spent most of his working life in London, producing many detailed views of The Thames such as this one. His style is very distinctive, and this large and impressive view of London Bridge is a typical view. He is thought to have lived in Lancaster in 1811, and to have travelled widely throughout Britain and the Continent. His works are in public collections including the Victoria and Albert Museum. UK Government Art Collection item 6701 is another view of The Thames by Yates. Click here for other paintings by Yates. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. -
Sydney Vale F. R. S. A. (1916 - 1991)
A warship passing under Tower Bridge
Watercolour 35 x 50 cm Born in 1916, Sydney Vale was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and a member of the prestigious Wapping Group of Artists from 1972 to 1991, which was formed primarily to record life in London's Docklands. Within this group, Vale and his contemporaries specialised in portraying the charm and romance of the River Thames from source to estuary. -
Violet Hilda Drummond (British, 1911-2000)
Westminster Abbey
Watercolour 33 x 43 cm Signed lower right. Here, the artist paints a sprightly view of Westminster Abbey, which rises from a sea of nondescript pedestrians. The mostly monochrome palette, gently highlighted with splashes of a muted red, and white details, communicates the character of the city. Drummond's father, a Scots Guard, was killed at Ypres in 1914. Drummond and her two sisters were brought up by her mother and educated in Eastbourne and at Le Chateau Vitry-sur-Seine, a Parisian finishing school. After Paris, Drummond attended St Martin’s School of Art. Later in life, she began writing children’s picture books – the most notable being Miss Anna Truly (1945) and her Little Laura series (1960 onwards). She also produced cartoons for the BBC. 'Mrs Easter and the Stork' – published in 1957 by Faber & Faber – was awarded the Kate Greenway Medal. Drummond later took to painting watercolours of London street scenes which have remained popular ever since. Provenance: the Arthur Andersen art collection. -
Violet Hilda Drummond (British, 1911-2000)
St Paul's Cathedral
Watercolour 33 x 43 cm Signed upper right (visible in the photograph showing the framed painting). Provenance: the Arthur Andersen art collection. Here, the artist paints a sprightly view of St Paul's, which rises from a sea of nondescript traffic and pedestrians. The mostly monochrome palette, gently highlighted with a yellow wash and white details, communicates the character of the city. Drummond's father, a Scots Guard, was killed at Ypres in 1914. Drummond and her two sisters were brought up by her mother and educated in Eastbourne and at Le Chateau Vitry-sur-Seine, a Parisian finishing school. After Paris, Drummond attended St Martin’s School of Art. Later in life, she began writing children’s picture books – the most notable being Miss Anna Truly (1945) and her Little Laura series (1960 onwards). She also produced cartoons for the BBC. 'Mrs Easter and the Stork' – published in 1957 by Faber & Faber – was awarded the Kate Greenway Medal. Drummond later took to painting watercolours of London street scenes which have remained popular ever since. -
Benjamin Cole (1697-1783)
South Prospect of Somerset House (c. 1753)
Engraving 24 x 37 cm Stow's Survey of London, a ward-by-ward topographical and historical tour of the City of London giving an account of buildings, social conditions and customs, was first published in 1598. Cole's architectural view of Somerset House illustrates the clean neoclassical proportions for which it is known. Condition: Trimmed by the binder's knife within plate marks; some offsetting from facing page; occasional soft creases; generally good. -
Benjamin Cole (1697-1783)
Southwark Cathedral (c. 1753)
Engraving 24 x 33 cm Stow's Survey of London, a ward-by-ward topographical and historical tour of the City of London giving an account of buildings, social conditions and customs, was first published in 1598. This view of Southwark Cathedral, labelled here as 'the South Prospect of the Church of St Saviour in Southwark', offers a charming perspective of the building's architecture and churchyard. Condition: Generally very good; slight offsetting from facing page and old library stamp to reverse. -
John Piper (1903-1992)
Study for the Piper Building mural
Gouache 14.5x11.5cm Provenance: P Manzareli (who built the fibreglass murals for Piper), gift from the artist; Milne & Moller Fine Art; Katharine House Gallery; private collection, Scotland. This study is a fascinating part of London's architectural history. The Piper Building is a mid-century architectural icon in Fulham. Built in the 1950s as 'Watson House', it was a laboratory complex for the North Thames Gas Board and has an innovative concrete structure. Piper was commissioned to produce the murals surrounding the building. The Gas Board moved out in the mid 1980s. Scheduled for demolition in the 1990s, the building was instead converted into seventy apartments and renamed the Piper Building. With double-height ceilings, the apartments were sold as shells, and purchasers were free to commission their own architects and builders. Condition: Generally excellent; framed. For other works by the artist and biographical details, click here. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. -
Julian Trevelyan (1910-1988)
Gravesend (1969)
Etching and aquatint, signed, titled, and inscribed 'Artist's Proof' in pencil 35x48cm (sheet size 59x77cm) On J Green paper Condition: generally excellent, never previously framed, see image. Click here for biographical details and other works by the artist. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. -
Pieter van der Aa (1659-1733), after Jan Kip (1652/3-1722)
Old St Paul's Cathedral (1707)
Engraving, 14 x 17 cm A view of the nave of Old St Paul's Cathedral, engraved by Pieter van der Aa after Johannes 'Jan' Kip, the Dutch draftsman, engraver and print dealer. Pieter van der Aa of Leiden was a Dutch publisher best known for preparing maps and atlases, though he also printed editions of foreign bestsellers and illustrated volumes. He is noted for the many engravings he produced after David Loggan's series of Oxford and Cambridge colleges and costumes. In 1727 Van Der Aa illustrated "Les Delices de la Grande Bretagne & de L'Irelande" by James Beeverell, the book in which this engraving appears. Condition: Generally very good. -
James Fittler (1758-1835) after George Robertson (1748-1788)
North West View of Windsor Castle in the County of Berks (1782)
47x58cm London: Published by John Boydell Fittler engraved two views of Windsor by Robertson. Trained at Royal Academy Schools, he was a skilled engraver and etcher and joined the mid-18th century trend for recording the landscape of the British Isles, producing and selling prints to tourists. A copy of this print is in the National Trust's collection at Anglesea Abbey, from Lord Fairhaven's extraordinary collection of views of Windsor Castle. -
Earl's Court Exhibition Routemaster Slipboard Poster c1970
Screenprint poster 64x9cm Printed for London Transport for use on Routemaster or RT buses - the traditional red London bus with open platform and hop-on-hop-off facility. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Condition: Excellent. -
Richard Beer (1928-2017) Christ Church Newgate (1970)
Colour etching and aquatint on Velin Arches, published by Editions Alecto 63x48cm Full sheet size 73 x 55cm Signed, titled and numbered 75/150 Click here for biography and other works by this artist. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Condition: Print in good condition, margins well outside platemark show some discolouration and handling marks which will be hidden behind mat/mount. -
Uxbridge Station Poster c.1930 Printed by HMSO
Lithograph 100x62cm This four coloured lithograph was printed in extremely limited numbers for London Transport by HMSO. These maps detailed station entrances and were placed along the underground network to inform commuters exactly where they were in London. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Condition: Generally very good, slight bruising to the very edges in places, and a little touching in of the red border. -
Southwark Cathedral and the Monument London England Routemaster Bus sign c. 1970
Screenprint poster 64x19cm Printed for London Transport for use on Routemaster or RT busses. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Condition: Excellent. -
To and From Geffrye Museum Routemaster Bus Slipboard Poster c1970
Screenprint poster 64x19cm Printed for London Transport for use on Routemaster or RT busses. Geffrye Museum is the museum of the home. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Condition: Good.
