Louis Osman Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Louis Osman was born on January 30, 1914, in Exeter. He was an architect, artist, goldsmith, silversmith and medallist. Very few people matched his creations as a goldsmith and consequently, Osman was chosen to make the crown for the investiture of the Prince of Wales in 1969. Many of his other works are in public collections in the UK and worldwide. After Hele's School in Exeter, he studied at the Bartlett School of Architecture which was part of University College London, in 1931. Osman later attended the Slade School of Art and he left the Bartlett and was awarded the top first and won the Donaldson Medal of the Royal Institute of British Architects. Subsequently, he trained with Sir Albert Richardson. Serving during the Second World War as a Major in the Intelligence Corps, Osman was a specialist in Air Photography and served on the Beach Reconnaissance Committee before the June 1944 Normandy landings. Following the war, he was busy as an architect and worked for Westminster Abbey, Lincoln, Exeter, Ely and Lichfield Cathedrals. During the 1970s, Osman and his wife lived at Canons Ashby House in Northamptonshire, which was given to the National Trust in 1981 when he was not able to keep the tenancy any longer. At Canons Ashby, he established a workshop and had a team of silversmiths and goldsmiths working for him. In 1974, he created an exhibition celebrated by a lavishly illustrated catalog. Osman's 1969 crown for the investiture of the Prince of Wales was on display, together with many other items of his creation and also by other silversmiths such as Malcolm Appleby, Philip Noakes and Stephen Nunn and also acknowledging the work of Desmond Clen-Murphy, Peter Musgrove and Chris Philipson in his works. In 1976, he made the gold enameled casket that holds a copy of the Magna Carta on view in the United States Capitol, Washington, DC. Osman died on April 11, 1996.
Mid-20th Century Modern Louis Osman Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Ink, Watercolor, Pen
1950s Modern Louis Osman Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Gold Leaf
Mid-20th Century Modern Louis Osman Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Ink, Pencil
Mid-20th Century Modern Louis Osman Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Ink, Pencil
Mid-20th Century Modern Louis Osman Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Ink, Pencil
Mid-20th Century Modern Louis Osman Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Pencil, Ink
1930s Modern Louis Osman Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor
1950s Modern Louis Osman Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor
1950s Modern Louis Osman Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Pencil
1950s Modern Louis Osman Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor
1950s Modern Louis Osman Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor
1950s Modern Louis Osman Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor
1950s Modern Louis Osman Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor, Ink, Pen
1980s Modern Louis Osman Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Pen, Gouache
Mid-20th Century Modern Louis Osman Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Ink, Watercolor, Pen
1930s Modern Louis Osman Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Ink, Pen, Watercolor
1930s Modern Louis Osman Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Ink, Carbon Pencil, Pen
1930s Gothic Louis Osman Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor, Pencil
Mid-20th Century Modern Louis Osman Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Ink, Pen, Carbon Pencil
1950s Modern Louis Osman Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor
Early 2000s Contemporary Louis Osman Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor, Ink, Pen
1930s American Modern Louis Osman Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Pen
1960s Modern Louis Osman Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Acrylic, Gouache, Permanent Marker, Mixed Media
Mid-20th Century Modern Louis Osman Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Pen, Pencil, Ink
2010s Abstract Geometric Louis Osman Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Gold Leaf
Mid-20th Century Modern Louis Osman Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Pen, Tempera, Mixed Media, Gouache
Early 19th Century English School Louis Osman Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Pen
1950s American Modern Louis Osman Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Watercolor, Pen, India Ink
2010s Abstract Geometric Louis Osman Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Gold Leaf
2010s Abstract Geometric Louis Osman Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Gold Leaf
1970s Modern Louis Osman Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor, Permanent Marker, Paper
Mid-20th Century Modern Louis Osman Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Pen, Ink, Pencil