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CAMPBELL MELLON
British impressionist en plein air scene of Windmill on the Norfolk Broads

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A very attractive impressionist scene of a windmill on the Norfolk Broads painted with wonderful bold brushworks giving the image a lovely impasto effect. Campbell Archibald Mellon (1876-1955) Hunsett Mill on the River Ant, Norfolk Signed Oil on board 11 x 9 inches without frame 17 x 15 inches with frame Painter in oil, especially of East Anglian beach and coastal scenes. Having studied painting privately with Carl Brennir in Nottingham, Mellon went to to settle in Gorleston-on-Sea, Norfolk, at the end of World War I, where he had tuition for three years from Arnesby Brown. Their styles are similar, and Mellon became noted for his small, uncomplicated, breezy panels of the Norfolk seaside. His pictures are in public collections in Bristol, Yarmouth, Sheffield and elsewhere. He exhibited Fine Art Society, RA, ROI, RBA, Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, and in other galleries. Text source: 'Artists in Britain Since 1945' by David Buckman (Art Dictionaries Ltd, part of Sansom & Company)
  • Creator:
    CAMPBELL MELLON (1876 - 1955)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 11 in (27.94 cm)Width: 9 in (22.86 cm)Depth: 2 in (5.08 cm)
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  • Condition:
    Ready to hang.
  • Gallery Location:
    Harkstead, GB
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU1481213188822

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