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Margaret Souttar (1914 - 1987)
Magdalene College, Cambridge IV
Acrylic paint 70 x 100 cm Signed lower left; titled in margin upper left. 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; a little creasing to edges. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here for other views of Magdalene College, Cambridge. -
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. -
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 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. -
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Margaret Souttar (1914 - 1987)
Trinity Hall, Cambridge IV
Acrylic paint 62 x 92 cm Signed 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. Trinity Hall was one of the first Cambridge colleges to admit women as students – it did not do so until 1976. Provenance: the artist's studio sale. Condition: generally very good; on thin paper - some crinkling to paper as a result of being painted. Further sketch to reverse. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here for other views of Trinity Hall. -
Margaret Souttar (1914 - 1987)
Trinity Hall, Cambridge V
Acrylic paint 56 x 72 cm Signed 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. Trinity Hall was one of the first Cambridge colleges to admit women as students – it did not do so until 1976. 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 Trinity Hall. -
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. -
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. -
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.
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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. -
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. -
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. -
Angela Stones (1914 - 1995)
Still Life with Pink Roses
Oil on board 47 x 37 cm A beautiful still life which moves between pink and green: pink roses and bowl, and green leaves, apples, and plate. Stones' impasto technique brings texture to the fruit and petals, and the blues and browns of the background highlight the brilliance of the roses. 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; gilt frame has a few repaired small losses. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here for other pictures by the artist. -
Clifford Ellis (1907-1985)
Coming of the Ice Age II
Watercolour Signed CE '52 15x24cm 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. -
Paul Ayshford Methuen, 4th Baron Methuen of Corsham (1886 -1974)
Corsham Court
Oil on Board Signed and dated 1957 9x11 inches Corsham Court is home to the Barons Methuen. For biographical details and other works by the artist click here. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. -
Leslie Porter (British, 1903-1977) 'Still Life with Pears'
Oil on board Signed and dated 1950 16 x 21cm Leslie was born in 1903. He trained at art school (Camberwell I recall) and had an interesting and varied career in marketing and advertising, culminating at one of the UK's largest advertising Agencies, LPE, (later Leo Burnett) where he was a board director and creative director until his retirement in the late '60s. During that time and after his retirement he was a frequent traveller to France where he produced a raft of oil paintings, sketches and pastels observing local people and the lives they led. Also many paintings of buildings and the mostly urban environment both abroad and in this country. One of his early jobs was with London Transport where he produced posters and other publicity material, some of which is in the V&A - you can see a couple online with a bit of an online search. His work was displayed at several exhibitions in London and he was awarded prizes for his oil paintings in France. After his retirement he moved to the coast at Folkestone where he continued to paint - subjects and buildings around the town, festivals, people and occasional visits across the Channel to France. He was married but later divorced and lived with his partner Dorothy until his death in Folkestone in 1977. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Condition: Excellent. In a hand-finished oak frame. -
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 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. -
David Smith RE (1920-1999)
Sulzer Engineering Works Switzerland II
Mixed media 40x33cm Please note we have two works in this series which are available, click here for the other. Framed in a grey wood frame. Born in Lowestoft he served in Bomber Command during the war and was commissioned to sketch on bombing raids over Germany. After the war, he taught at Chelsea School of Art and Camden Arts Centre. His biggest commissions were for Trinity House, recording Lighthouses, and Sulzer Engineering in Switzerland. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056.