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Mid 20th Century Oil - The Fish & Chip Shop

20th Century

A sensitive impressionist study of an interior café scene featuring a mother and her baby. The artist has employed soft brushstrokes and a muted colour palette to evoke a sense of in...

An atmospheric study of a coastal village at sunset, set in hilly terrain with sea views. The oil has been well-presented in a distressed wooden frame with a white inner window. Sign...

Attributed to Mary Adshead 1904 - 1995 London Costmongers Oil on canvas Image size: 30 x 36 inches Framed Costermongers were London people that sold fruit and veg and other ‘perishables’ from barrows. Often wheeling and then stationing their barrow on the street, so their customers could easily come and buy from them. Costermongers were fiercely independent, rebellious in their dress and outlook, and had little time for ‘middle class moralising’ and attempts to suppress or restrict their way of life. (Much like modern teenagers) The men depicted stop work for a break with cups of tea and a few read the newspapers. Next to the man with the yellow apron can be seen some cakes on a plate. A work place , a factory can be seen in the distance on the right. It is possible that the painting depicts a cabmen's shelter, as some did serve outside and many still survive today in London. The style of the painting is very much that of a student of the Slade School in London and has similarities with other artists work such as James Batemen or Herbert Ashwin Budd. On the back of the painting it has in chalk the name 'Rhoades', which could refer to the artist Geoffrey Hamilton Rhoades...

Presenting a wonderful oil on heavy jute canvas, "The Artists Studio." The painting depicts an artist preparing his canvases for painting. "The Artist...