Henry Adolphus Lavender Culmer

CHEESE BOX BUTTE, UTAH BY HENRY LAVENDER ADOLPHUS CULMER

Circa 1905

Neapolitan gouaches appeared in the eighteenth century when tourism in the Naples area was developing: the discoveries of Herculaneum and Pompeii made this city a mandatory stop on the Grand Tour, the journey made by wealthy Europeans to complete their education. Generally small in size for ease of transport and affordable in price, these gouaches were the ideal travel souvenir that these tourists of the early days were bringing back to capture the idyllic landscapes they had discovered during their journey and to share them with family and friends upon their return at home. The Bay of Naples and the eruptions of Vesuvius are the favourite themes of these views. Here we have a view of the Ovo Castle, which was rebuilt on the island of Partenope, in the middle of the Bay of Naples and about a hundred metres from the shore by the Normans in the 12th century on antique ruins...

Watercolour and gouache on paper of sailing boats at a quay side. The painting is signed bottom right but as yet undeciphered and dated 1945. Presented in a patinated wood custom fra...

Watercolor on paper, framed. Dark Night, 2020, watercolor, oil pastel, black, frame, landscape, fantasy, blue, creature. Framed and matted, frame size measures 24" x 35.75" x 1.25" ...

Work : Original Drawing, Handmade Artwork, Unique Work. Not Framed. Museum matting & backing included, ready to be framed in a standard frame 40x30 cm. Medium : Watercolour, Gouache...