G. N. Norris

G. N. Norris - Late 19th Century Watercolour, Adrina

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A charming watercolour scene depicting two young lovers on a country walk under the disapproving watch of a steward, Signed and dated to the lower right. Presented in a decorative gi...

This charming watercolour shows a vintage Coates tractor protected from the elements in a farmer's shed. The artist has initialed and inscribed to the lower right, and the painting h...

This charming watercolour shows a steady jockey exercising his owner's racehorse with a strong, galloping stride. The watercolour has been signed to the lower left. Immaculately pres...

An engaging graphite and watercolour study of two strong willed cavaliers having a disagreement. Painted in the manner of British illustrator and watercolourist, George Cattermole (1...

William Glackens, 1870-1938 Criticizing Ernest Lawson’s Art Class, ca. 1907 Watercolor and pencil on paper Signed (at lower left): Glackens Inscribed ...

One of the characters in this scene is a mature man, kneeling with his head bowed and hands clasped near his chest in a gesture of supplication. His posture conveys a sense of humili...

Gouache and charcoal on paper, 53cm x 37cm (74cm x 55cm framed). Provenance: the Artist’s estate (stamped verso). Stonehouse had an extraordinary life. As a young art student studying fashion illustration, he joined the Royal Artillery at the beginning of WWII but soon became a part of the Special Operations Executive (SOE). He was sent to France as a radio operator but three and a half months later was caught by the Gestapo, tortured, given a death sentence and then selected for slave labour. He spent the subsequent war years in three French prisons and five concentration and labour camps, including Dachau. He still managed to continue to draw in some of the camps. Following the war, Stonehouse went to the US and continued his career as a fashion artist painting for magazines...

Watercolour, felt tip pen, and pencil on paper, titled (lower left), 48cm x 37cm, (70cm x 58cm framed). It is in its original frame, although the glass and mount have been replaced. Patrick Procktor was part of an influential group of British artists in the 1960s. His early paintings were dynamic, abstract depictions of the male nude, before he established himself as one of the leading watercolourists of his generation from the 1970s His work is held in many major public collections. This work is after the soviet painting...