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Spanish Fishing Boats Gibraltar
Alfred Thomson
approx. exposed area of image inside frame
20in h x 24in w
oil on canvas
£775 framed
Item number 1029
Fishing boats on the Spanish shore before the Rock of Gibraltar with a warship in harbour The scene is littered with small fishing craft, some in the water and some beached. Note the use of the red boat to break up the blues, greens and browns of the painting thus creating a focal point.
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| About the artist
Born: 1894
Died: 1979
Portrait figure and decorative painter. Born 10 December 1894 at Bangalore, India. Attended the Royal School for the Deaf and Dumb, Margate. Studied at the London Art School, Kensington, under Orchardson. Exhibited at the R.A. from 1920; A.R.A. 1938; R.A. 1945. Official War artist to the R.A.F. 1940. Elected RA in 1945, he became one of the most sought after society portrait painters in post war London with his sensitivity of handling the subject matter. He was also a mural painter finishing examples in the Science Museum and the London Dental School. The Tate Gallery holds an example of his work.
relined and restored
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| Product type |
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painting |
| Date of work |
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1968 |
| How we know the date |
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dated |
| The last owner of the work |
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acquired from the artist's studio |
| How we know who the artist is |
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signed |
| How we know the subject |
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| School of painting |
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Modern British |
| Style of painting |
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Impressionist |
| Approach |
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seascape study representative |
| Dimensions (h x w x d) inches |
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20 x 24 x 1 |
| Condition of work |
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very good |
| Recent restoration |
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Restored |
| Where exhibited |
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believed never exhibited |
| Quantity available |
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1 |
| Edition of |
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1 |
| Item number |
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1029 |
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painting, oil, canvas, Spanish Fishing Boats Gibraltar, Fishing boats on the Spanish shore before the Rock of Gibraltar with a warship in harbour, The scene is littered with small fishing craft, some in the water and some beached. Note the use of the red boat to break up the blues, greens and browns of the painting thus creating a focal point., , 00.00.1968, Modern British, Impressionist, seascape, study, representative, Gibraltar, green, blue, red |
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