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Roy M Whittenbury (fl. 1920-1955) The Pool of London
Oil on canvasboard 29 x 39.5 cm Whittenbury concentrated on marine subjects. Here he captures the Pool of London - that stretch of the River Thames from London Bridge to just below Tower Bridge which is controlled by the Port of London. Although no longer the busy port depicted in the painting, it is one of the reasons for London's political and economical pre-eminence over the last thousand years. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Condition: Good. -
Piero Sansalvadore (1892-1955)
Chithurst Bridge Surrey
Signed Sansalvadore. Titled to verso. Oil on wood panel 21.5 x 28cm (8.5 x 11 in) Provenance: Stacy-Marks Gallery, Eastbourne, c. late 1940s An Italian who arrived in London around 1930, the Museum of London and City of London have a series of pictures Sansalvadore painted of war-damaged London. Click here for other works by the artist. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. -
Claude Muncaster (1903-1974)
HMS Ganges near Harwich as seen from a Naval Helicopter
Watercolour with touches of gouache over pencil traces 41x31cm Signed Titled and dated 1956 to reverse HMS Ganges was a shore training establishment of the British Royal Navy. A group of ratings is spelling out the word "Ganges" as a further group are lined across the field. To the right may be seen the artificial mast that cadets learned to climb. In the sea beyond stand warships and other vessels. Muncaster was particularly keen on helicopters for obtaining an alternative view of a scene 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. -
Robert Tavener (1920 – 2004) King’s College, Cambridge Signed in pen lower right, titled verso 10 1/2 x 15 Watercolour and ink 27x38cm (10.6×14.9 inches) unframed Renowned print-maker Robert Tavener was born in London. After the war he was educated at the Hornsey College of Art, and became head of print-making at Eastbourne College of Art and Design in 1953. His work is held in over twenty-five public collections, including the Government Art Collection and the V&A. Here, in a rare watercolour, he shows his skill extended well beyond print making. For other works by Robert Tavener and biographical details click here. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. -
Clifford Ellis (1907-1985)
Coming of the Ice Age IV
Watercolour and crayon 23x36cm Inscribed lower left For the artist's biographical details and to see the other three designs from this series available for sale please click here. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. -
Clifford Ellis (1907-1985)
Collage II
Collage 16x37cm Provenance: the family of the artist, by descent. During his time at Bath, Ellis employed many of the leading artists of the time to teach a day or two here and there. This collage has clear suggestions of influence from Peter Lanyon. In what is clearly a landscape, the collaged includes an image of a bridge from the new M1 motorway (freeway) tearing out the heart of the countryside. 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. -
Julian Trevelyan (1910 - 1988)
Jesus College, Cambridge
Lithograph 38 x 53 cm Numbered 13/70 lower left and signed lower right, both in pencil. Nephew of the historian G M Trevelyan, Julian Trevelyan was educated at Bedales and then at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he read English. After moving to Paris, Trevelyan studied engraving at Stanley William Hayter’s school, working alongside artists such as Max Ernst, Joan Miro and Pablo Picasso. He married the potter Ursula Darwin in 1934, and in 1935 they moved to Hammersmith, buying Durham Wharf beside the River Thames which was Trevelyan’s studio – and home – for the rest of his life. His wartime service was – like so many artists – as a camoufleur. A Royal Engineer from 1940-43, he served in North Africa and Palestine, forcing the German Afrika Korps to use resources against a dummy army whilst real tanks were disguised as more harmless equipment. In the desert, nothing could be hidden - but it could be disguised. Following the dissolution of his marriage in 1950, he married the painter Mary Fedden. Teaching at Chelsea School of Art, Trevelyan eventually became head of the Etching Department and his pupils included David Hockney and Peter Ackroyd. Condition: generally very good; some age toning to paper. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here for other views of Jesus College, Cambridge. -
Angela Stones (1914 - 1995)
Still Life with Pineapple
Oil on board 41 x 51 cm Signed lower left. Provenance: the family of the artist. A dark, characterful mid-century still life in oils, characterised by Stones' textured brushwork and rich use of colour. Stones was educated at the Chelsea School of Art, and was a member of an artistic dynasty. Her mother Dorothy Bradshaw (1893-1983) studied under Jack Merriott – the artist famous for his British Rail posters, and her son, Christopher Assheton-Stones (1947 - 1999), was arguably the foremost pastel artist of his time. Condition: very good. If you’d like to know more, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here for more still lifes. -
Angela Stones (1914 - 1995)
Still Life with Mushrooms
Oil on board 41 x 51 cm Signed lower right. Provenance: the family of the artist. A dark, characterful mid-century still life in oils, characterised by Stones' textured brushwork and rich use of colour. Stones was educated at the Chelsea School of Art, and was a member of an artistic dynasty. Her mother Dorothy Bradshaw (1893-1983) studied under Jack Merriott – the artist famous for his British Rail posters, and her son, Christopher Assheton-Stones (1947 - 1999), was arguably the foremost pastel artist of his time. Condition: very good. If you’d like to know more, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here for more still lifes. -
Angela Stones (1914 - 1995)
Still Life with Coffee Pot and Fruit
Oil on board 41 x 51 cm Signed lower right. Provenance: the family of the artist. A mid-century still life in oils, characterised by Stones' textured brushwork, inventive composition, and rich use of colour. Stones was educated at the Chelsea School of Art, and was a member of an artistic dynasty. Her mother Dorothy Bradshaw (1893-1983) studied under Jack Merriott – the artist famous for his British Rail posters, and her son, Christopher Assheton-Stones (1947-1999), was arguably the foremost pastel artist of his time. Condition: very good. If you’d like to know more, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here for more still lifes. -
John Barnicoat MA ARCA (1924 - 2013) Harbour (1975)
Tempera on card 26 x 26 cm Initialled B and dated '75. John Barnicoat was a painter of oils and works on paper using tempera, conté, acrylic, pen, and ink. He was brought up in Cornwall and educated at King’s College, Taunton. He joined the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserves and took part in D-Day, aged 29. He went on to read history at Lincoln College, Oxford, and also studied at the Ruskin School of Drawing. He attended the Royal College of Art in the early 1950s, eventually becoming the Senior Tutor at the RCA Painting School between 1976 and 1980. He was the head of Falmouth School of Art 1972 - 1976 and Head of the Chelsea School of Art 1980 - 1989. He wrote 'Posters: a Concise History' in 1972, and organised and curated exhibitions in the UK and Russia on the art of poster design. From 1989 onwards he produced numerous drawings and oils of the bridges of London, women’s heads, acrylic and conté works on paper, and pen and wash drawings of women dressing. His work is represented in both government and private collections, and was recently shown at The Belgrave Gallery, St Ives (2017 - 2022). Provenance: the artist's estate. Condition: generally very good; in hand-finished frame. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here for other Modern British original paintings. -
Walter Hoyle (1922 - 2000)
King's College, Cambridge (Cambridge Series 1956 - 66)
Linocut 61 x 80 cm Numbered 37/75 lower left, titled below, marked as artist's proof, and signed lower right, all in pencil. A blue- and grey-hued linocut of King's. A version of this print, owned by the Government Art Collection, hangs in the British Embassy in Tunis. Hoyle trained at Beckenham School of Art and the Royal College of Art. At the latter he was strongly influenced by Edward Bawden, one of Britain’s greatest linocut printers. Bawden had been commissioned by the 1951 Festival of Britain to produce a mural for the South Bank, and chose Hoyle to assist on account of his great talent. Hoyle moved to Great Bardfield in Essex, becoming a part of the Great Bardfield group of artists; diverse in style, they created figurative work, in stark contrast to the abstract art of the St Ives artists at the opposite end of the country. Hoyle taught at St Martin’s School of Art from 1951-60, the Central School of Arts and Crafts from 1960-64, and the Cambridge School of Art from 1964-1985, during which time he launched Cambridge Print Editions. His work is held in the collections of the Tate Gallery, the Victoria and Albert Museum, The British Museum, Kettle’s Garden and the Fry Art Gallery. Provenance: ex the Arthur Andersen collection. Condition: generally very good; some gentle and even age toning to paper. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here for other views of King's College, Cambridge. -
Angela Stones (1914 - 1995)
Old London Bridge Fantasia (1968)
Oil on board 56 x 43 cm Signed lower left. A fantasia inspired by Old London Bridge on the Thames. The grey dome of St Paul's peeps over the bridge; bright lights burn in the background, throwing yellows and red reflections onto the water. Moored boats bob gently in the foreground. Stones was educated at the Chelsea School of Art, and was a member of an artistic dynasty. Her mother Dorothy Bradshaw (1893-1983) studied under Jack Merriott – the artist famous for his British Rail posters, and her son, Christopher Assheton-Stones (1947-1999), was arguably the foremost pastel artist of his time. Provenance: the family of the artist. Condition: very good. If you’d like to know more, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. -
Angela Stones (1914 - 1995)
Irises
Oil on board 56 x 41 cm Signed lower right. A glass jar of irises, with two shells, on a pale pink and peach backdrop. Stones'' impasto technique brings texture to the shells and petals, and shades of purple offset the greens and pinks of the composition. Stones was educated at the Chelsea School of Art, and was a member of an artistic dynasty. Her mother Dorothy Bradshaw (1893-1983) studied under Jack Merriott – the artist famous for his British Rail posters, and her son, Christopher Assheton-Stones (1947-1999), was arguably the foremost pastel artist of his time. Provenance: the family of the artist. Condition: very good. If you’d like to know more, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. -
Angela Stones (1914 - 1995)
Still Life with Fruit and Milk Bottle
Oil on board 41 x 51 cm Signed lower left. A mid-century still life in oils, characterised by Stones' textured brushwork and use of vivid colours. Stones was educated at the Chelsea School of Art, and was a member of an artistic dynasty. Her mother Dorothy Bradshaw (1893-1983) studied under Jack Merriott – the artist famous for his British Rail posters, and her son, Christopher Assheton-Stones (1947-1999), was arguably the foremost pastel artist of his time. Provenance: the family of the artist. Condition: very good. If you’d like to know more, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056.
