Joseph Arthur Powell

Joseph Arthur Powell - Cottage at Bedham, Early 20th Century British Watercolour

1925

GEORGE SHERINGHAM (1884-1937) The War Birds Signed and inscribed with title on a label on the backboard Watercolour and gold paint on silk, semi circle shape, in artist’s decorated mount Framed 24 by 47.5 cm., 9 ½ by 18 ¾ in. (frame size 46 by 71 cm., 18 by 28 in.) Exhibited: London, Leicester Galleries. Sheringham was born in London, the son of the Rector of Christ Church, Marylebone. He studied at the Slade under Henry Tonks and later in Venice, Brussels, Berlin and Paris, holding his first one-man exhibition in Paris in 1905. On his return to London he initially supported himself with poster designs and teaching. Before and during World War I he concentrated much of his artistic energy on painting fan leaves, often on silk. His first exhibition of fan designs and silk panels was held at the Ryder Gallery in 1909 followed by another in the following year. With enthusiastic reviews in Studio he had launched his career as a decorative designer, theatrical designer and illustrator. Sheringham also worked as an illustrator, providing illustrations for books by Max Beerbohm and Cyrus MacMillan and others. In 1921 he collaborated with his brother Hugh on a book about fishing, The Book of the Fly Rod. He wrote Drawing in Pen and Pencil (1922), with James Laver, Design in the Theatre (1927) and with Rupert Mason and R Boyd Morrison he edited Robes of Thespis, Costume Designs by Modern Artists (1928). As a decorator, Sheringham designed the music room at 40 Devonshire House...

NICO JUNGMAN (1872-1935) The Toy Boat Signed l.r.; Nico W Jungman Watercolour and bodycolour over traces of pencil Framed 44 by 32 cm., 17 ¼ by 12 ½ in...

ALBERT RUTHERSTON, RWS (1881-1953) Rocher St Michel D’Aiguilhe Signed and dated l.l.: Albert R 1914 Watercolour and bodycolour Framed 35.5 by 25 c...

HENRY BARLOW CARTER (1795-1867) View of New London Bridge in June 1827. John Rennie, Esq., Engineer Signed and dated 1827 Sepia watercolour on p...

Realistic and detailed landscape by Whitney (American, b. 1945). Signed and dated "Whitney 89" in the lower left corner. Presented in a wood frame with a double mat and glass. Image ...

Lovely pastoral landscape of beautiful spring blossoms lining a quiet country lane by Jay Simm (American, 20th Century), c. 1960s. The delicate light pink flowers of the orchard in b...

Artist: Tokusaburo Kobayashi (Japanese, 1884-1949) Title: Mount Fuji, Japan Year: Circa 1930 Medium: Watercolor Paper: Wove Size image: 9.5 x 12.5 ...

This is an exclusive handprinted limited edition cyanotype. This beautiful cyanotype is titled "Long Wave in Venice Beach" and it shows an outstanding wave in one of the most iconic ...