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S. McKinley (b.1920) - Mid 20th Century Watercolour, Harvest Time

20th Century

This charming watercolour shows local villagers helping collect the last of the hay before the weather turns. A large horse drawn cart can be seen in the foreground with a heavy load...

A watercolor and gouache scene depicting a woman sat on a path amongst trees and old farm buildings. Presented glazed in a white mount with a gilt-effect inner and a gilt-effect dist...

Signed lower right, 'H. Hammond' for Horace Murray Hammond (British, circa 1879-1966) and dated 1921. A luminously painted, bucolic view of harvest time in England with the lilac of the evening casting a soft light over the contented horses and loaded hay-cart, as the harvesters come to the end of their day's labors. Son of the noted landscape painter, Robert John Hammond, Horace Hammond was born and raised in Warwickshire. In 1927, he moved, first to Worcestershire and then to London. Over the course of a long and successful career, Hammond exhibited widely, including at the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists, the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool and at London's Royal Academy, among numerous other locations. A well-listed painter...

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...