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James Gowan (1923, Glasgow - 2015, London) Fountains Abbey (1973)
52x62cm Oil on Canvas Signed 'James Gowan' lower left Inscribed to reverse 'Fountains Abbey 1973 James Gowan No 199' For biographical details and other paintings by Gowan click here. The present work exhibits many of the characteristics obvious in his architectural works. There is a very strong architectural composition. The landscape and sky are approached in almost cubist fashion, reminiscent of the Toblerone-shaped roof of the Leicester Building, whilst the figures have a carefree feel to them. And here indeed are the gothic towers and flying butresses that we know inspired Gowan when designing the Leicester Engineering Building, being captured by the brightly-dressed members of an art class, splashes of primary colour in an already colourful landscape. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. -
J Phillip Davies (British, 20th Century)
Selwyn College Cambridge
Oil on board c. 1970 60x89cm A rare view of Selwyn College Cambridge, captured here in all the glory of its Victorian red brick. -
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. -
Horace Mann Livens (1862-1936)
Hanover Square London (1920)
Gouache on paper 37x27 cm For biographical details and other works by Livens click here. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. -
Hilary Hennes (née Hilary Miller) (1919-1993)
The Old Bicycle (c.1940)
46 x 62 cm Gouache on paper Miller was born in London, where her father was a curator at the South London Art Gallery. She attended Blackheath High School and, from 1936 to 1940, studied at the Blackheath School of Art and then for a further three years at the Royal College of Art. After graduating, Miller taught at the South East Sussex Technical College and in 1946 married the artist Hubert Hennes. The couple set up home in Oxford, where they both held teaching posts at the Oxford School of Art. Between 1948 and 1967 Miller frequently exhibited paintings at the Royal Academy in London and also illustrated a number of books on gardening and natural history, such as The Living World and Boff’s Book of Gardening. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056 Condition: Good -
Hilary Hennes (née Hilary Miller) (1919-1993)
Cat Sleeping (c.1940)
37 x 25 cm Pen, ink and gouache on paper Miller was born in London, where her father was a curator at the South London Art Gallery. She attended Blackheath High School and, from 1936 to 1940, studied at the Blackheath School of Art and then for a further three years at the Royal College of Art. After graduating, Miller taught at the South East Sussex Technical College and in 1946 married the artist Hubert Hennes. The couple set up home in Oxford, where they both held teaching posts at the Oxford School of Art. Between 1948 and 1967 Miller frequently exhibited paintings at the Royal Academy in London and also illustrated a number of books on gardening and natural history, such as The Living World and Boff’s Book of Gardening. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056 Condition: Very good -
Hammond (British, fl. 1920s) Original artwork for Design for Shakespeare Twelfth Night programme to be held in Bath
26x21 cm Gouache, 1937 Sadly nothing is known of the life of the artist of thes series of rather fine Art Deco designs we have listed. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Condition: Generally good; small stain to reverse as illustrated in photograph; fold to centre as intended by artist. -
Hammond (British, fl. 1920s) Original artwork for brochure for Municipal Art School, Ford St, Coventry, England UK
21.5x14 cm Gouache, c. 1937 Sadly nothing is known of the life of the artist of thes series of rather fine Art Deco designs we have listed. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Condition: Generally very good. -
Hammond (British, fl. 1930s) Original design for poster and flyer for Carnival Night at the King's Head
26x19 cm Gouache, 1937 Sadly nothing is known of the life of the artist of this series of rather fine Art Deco designs we have listed. An elegant couple dance in this well composed design. Designed to be lithographed, the artist has restricted himself to four colours. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Condition: Generally very good. -
Hammond (British, fl. 1930s) Design for Municipal Art School Brochure
21.5x18 cm Lithograph drawn directly to stone, 1937 Sadly nothing is known of the life of the artist of this series of rather fine Art Deco designs we have listed. This is drawn directly onto the stone, a considerable skill in itself, and in just two colours in order to limit the cost of the lithography. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Condition: Generally very good. -
Gwyneth Johnstone (1915 - 2010)
The Railway Bridge
Mixed media 64 x 83 cm Signed lower left in paint, and monogrammed lower left in pencil. Provenance: the estate of the artist. Johnstone explores the possibilities of abstraction in this semi-delirious depiction of a railway bridge. Painted in tones of burnt umber, orange, grey, and black, the picture is populated by warped railings, bending trees, and staring onlookers, all of which centre around a railway line and bridge. Tanya Harrod described Johnstone's painting style a 'a hallucinogenic, haunting pastoral', and that is immensely evident in this picture. Johnstone was an English painter who worked mostly in oils and often depicted poignant modern landscapes. Her parents were the musician Nora Brownsford and the artist Augustus John. She studied at the Slade School of Fine Art, where she established lifelong friendships with fellow artists Mary Fedden and Virginia Parsons. After the Slade, Johnstone was taught academicised cubism by the painter André Lhote at the Académie de la Grande Chaumière in Paris. For a brief period in the early 1950s she took life classes with the surrealist artist Cecil Collins at the Central School of Arts and Crafts. -
Gladys Williamson
Lady and Parrot
Original Painted Design for Poster Collage and Gouache43x38.5cm
If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Condition: Generally very good, slight wear to blue background some spotting to rim of dress. -
Gladys Williamson
Hairdressing Exhibition
Original Painted Design for Poster55x38cm
Gladys Williamson, a student at St Edmunds College, Liverpool was awarded a silver star for this decorative composition. The award is still attached in the bottom right corner of the design. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Condition: Generally good, some light spotting. Mounted to board by artist, with label to bottom right. -
Angela Stones (1914 - 1995)
French Street Scene
Oil on board 56 x 41 cm A delightful mid-century oil painting. A couple and their dog meander down a cobbled French lane under a bright blue sky. 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. -
Ethel Louise Rawlins (1880 – 1940)
A Garden Below the South Downs
Oil on canvas51 x 61 cmSigned lower right.Rawlins was a painter who studied at the Slade School of Fine Art and in Newlyn, Cornwall. She settled in Sussex in the early 1920s, and often painted the rolling hills of the Sussex landscape. Here, blue hills and a grey sky serve as the background for an extensive garden complete with stone urns, flowers, and slanting shadows created by the late afternoon sun. -
Margaret Souttar (1914 - 1987)
Emmanuel College, Cambridge with Lion Rampant (1960)
Acrylic paint 102 x 69 cm Signed and dated lower right. Souttar was a Scottish painter and printmaker known for her images of town- and cityscapes. In the early 1960s, she was commissioned to produce a series of prints of the Cambridge colleges. She captures the modernity and optimism of 1960s Cambridge; the fact that a female artist was commissioned to create the prints reflects the changing attitudes of the University towards women. These views highlight the layers of history and architectural styles which make up a Cambridge college. Provenance: the artist's studio sale. Condition: generally very good. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here for other views of Emmanuel College, Cambridge. -
Margaret Souttar (1914 - 1987)
Emmanuel College, Cambridge (1960)
Acrylic paint 102 x 69 cm Signed and dated lower right. Souttar was a Scottish painter and printmaker known for her images of town- and cityscapes. In the early 1960s, she was commissioned to produce a series of prints of the Cambridge colleges. She captures the modernity and optimism of 1960s Cambridge; the fact that a female artist was commissioned to create the prints reflects the changing attitudes of the University towards women. These views highlight the layers of history and architectural styles which make up a Cambridge college. Provenance: the artist's studio sale. Condition: generally very good. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here for other views of Emmanuel College, Cambridge. -
Margaret Souttar (1914 - 1987)
Emmanuel College, Cambridge Lion Rampant (1960)
Acrylic paint 74 x 50 cm Signed and dated lower right. Souttar was a Scottish painter and printmaker known for her images of town- and cityscapes. In the early 1960s, she was commissioned to produce a series of prints of the Cambridge colleges. She captures the modernity and optimism of 1960s Cambridge; the fact that a female artist was commissioned to create the prints reflects the changing attitudes of the University towards women. These views highlight the layers of history and architectural styles which make up a Cambridge college. Provenance: the artist's studio sale. Condition: generally very good; some crinkling as a result of using water-based paints on thin paper. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here for other views of Emmanuel College, Cambridge. -
Edward McKnight Kauffer (1890-1954)
Original artwork ‘BP Ethyl for Snappy Engines' (1934)
Signed Pen, ink and collage 27x17cm (16.6×6.6 inches) Framed in a hand-finished black frame. Provenance: Sotheby's, sale of the Shell Archive 10 September 2003 lot 49. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.ukor call us on 07929 749056.
