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Bombed London, 20th Century British School Watercolour, War Theme

V Ward Bombed Dwelling Watercolour and pencil Signed and dated 1918, lower left Image size: 13 x 11 inches

Watercolour on paper, signed bottom right Image size: 8 x 10 1/4 inches (20.25 x 26 cm) Mounted and framed Charles Rebel Stanton served with the First Surrey Rifles in Northern France and Belgium during the First World War. Although Stanton was not an official war artist, his stirring watercolours document the devastation of towns and villages that he visited while on active military service The Artist Charles Rebel Stanton was born in Kentish Town, London, on 3 February 1887, the third of seven children of the book seller’s assistant, Charles Stanton, and his wife, Amelia (née Tate). At the time of the 1891 Census, the family was living at 22 Corinne Road, Islington. Nothing is known of Stanton’s education but, at the time of the 1901 Census, when he was 14 years old, he was working as a Science Assistant for the School Board of London, probably at a local school. By then, he and his family had moved to 121 South Street, Greenwich, and his father was working as a carpenter. In The Art of the RMS Queen Mary (1994), Douglas M Hinkey describes Stanton as ‘a painter trained as an architect’. While nothing is known of his architectural training, he is described as an ‘artist’ in the 1911 Census, which also records that he was still living with his family, which had moved to 53 Grosvenor Park SE, St Mary Newington. In the previous year, he had won second prize in the class for ‘pictorial art’ in a competition organised by the magazine, The Studio. Charles Stanton began his career as a commercial artist, designing posters and postcards and illustrating books, and signing his work ‘Charles R Stanton’. Commissions included a poster for the Fine Art Society that was general enough in its design to have been used to advertise any number of exhibitions (though the example that has come to light promoted ‘Water Colours of Flower Time...

This drawing records the destruction that was endured by London during the Blitz. The building in the foreground is St Nicholas Cole Abbey, situated in the city of London. Whilst a church was recorded on this site from the twelfth century, this church was destroyed in the Great Fire of London so the remnants of the church that we see here is one that was built by Sir Christopher Wren...

Gouache and ink on board, inscribed on reverse Image size: 12 1/2 x 14 1/2 inches (31.75 x 37 cm)

Hubert Finney (1905 – 1991) Blitz Site with St Paul's Cathedral Charcoal, coloured pencil and pastel 35 x 52 cm A reclusive figure whose work has remained largely unseen, Finney stu...

JOHN BLUNDELL (1927-2016) After the Riot Signed and dated l.r.: J Blundell 1973 Watercolour and bodycolour Framed 52.5 by 36 cm., 20 ¾ by 14 ¼ in. (frame size 67.5 by 51 cm., 26 ½...

George Bissill (1896-1973) English rural scene Watercolour 18 x 28 cm Born in 1896, George Bissill was a British miner, painter and furniture designer. Raised in the mining villag...

Signed and dated. On watercolour paper.