Edward Henry Eugene Fletcher Art

19th century English Antique view of the Thames Estuary on the River Thames this is the area where shipping would enter and leave the River Thames into the North Sea. In the 19th century, it was very busy with Cargo ships, Military shipping and pleasure craft. Edward Henry Fletcher was born in Hammersmith on the 23rd of July 1857. He was the son of a Bengal river pilot and having spent his early years in India, the family returned to England while he was still a boy. He was educated at Christ's Hospital and later at the Chelsea School of Art where he became a close friend of Daniel Sherrin, the landscape artist. After his marriage, Fletcher lived in Blackheath and owned a small Auction House. At about forty, he suffered a serious illness and gave up the business to become a professional painter, having previously painted as a hobby. He also painted under the pseudonym John Hayes and is often called Edwin Fletcher. Later in life he moved away from London to live in Thames Ditton, Winchelsea near Rye and Tilehurst is Sussex, where he died in 1945. Fletcher worked largely in the City, painting scenes of the Thames and recording the busy shipping lanes of this important industrial waterway. During hard times his work was handled by an Islington dealer who sold many of his paintings to American dealers, with whom it proved very popular. He also painted South coast scenes...

19th century English Antique view of the Pool of London, on the River Thames This is a view of the Pool of London, the so-called area on the River Thames where cargo from around the world would be loaded and unloaded for the British Empire. Edward Henry Fletcher was born in Hammersmith on the 23rd of July 1857. He was the son of a Bengal river pilot and having spent his early years in India, the family returned to England while he was still a boy. He was educated at Christ's Hospital and later at the Chelsea School of Art where he became a close friend of Daniel Sherrin, the landscape artist. After his marriage, Fletcher lived in Blackheath and owned a small Auction House. At about forty, he suffered a serious illness and gave up the business to become a professional painter, having previously painted as a hobby. He also painted under the pseudonym John Hayes and is often called Edwin Fletcher. Later in life he moved away from London to live in Thames Ditton, Winchelsea near Rye and Tilehurst is Sussex, where he died in 1945. Fletcher worked largely in the City, painting scenes of the Thames and recording the busy shipping lanes of this important industrial waterway. During hard times his work was handled by an Islington dealer who sold many of his paintings to American dealers, with whom it proved very popular. He also painted South coast scenes...

**PLEASE NOTE: EACH PAINTING INCLUDING THE FRAME MEASURES 23.5 INCHES X 31.5 INCHES** Edward Henry Eugene Fletcher British, (1857-1945) Shipping on the Thames before Westminster & Shipping in the Pool of London with London Bridge & St Paul’s Beyond Oil on canvas, pair, both signed Image size: 15.5 inches x 23.5 inches (each) Size including frame: 23.5 inches x 31.5 inches (each) Edward Henry Eugene Fletcher was a marine artist who was born in Marylebone, London on 23 July 1857 to Robert Henry Fletcher and Julia Pennell. His father worked for the Bengal Pilot Service guiding shipping along the Hooghly River between Calcutta and the Bay of Bengal. After the death of his father in 1862, his mother married the picture dealer Reuben Brooks. He attended the Bradmore House School in Chiswick Lane before enrolling at the Chelsea School of Art, where he became a close friend of the landscape artist Daniel Sherrin. Fletcher initially enlisted in the Army Hospital Corp, serving in Nova Scotia but was invalided out in 1882 at the age of 24 due to an eye condition. His records indicate he was 6ft tall with fair hair and grey eyes. He continued to paint in his spare time and undoubtedly his travels would have inspired his subject matter and given him a deeper knowledge of shipping and the sea. He married Annie Reed Moses in 1886 at Norwich and they lived in Margate before moving back to London to live in Blackheath around 1890. He is widely believed to have set up an auction business during this time to help support his growing family, however , perhaps due to the return of ill health he decided to give it up to focus on painting. Although he did not exhibit, he sold his work mainly through art galleries, possibly aided by his step father. He also used the pseudonym of John Hayes which was probably for contractual reasons. By 1901, he had established himself as a full time artist and was living at Georgette Place in Greenwich with his wife and their 5 children. He later moved to 99 Lee Road, Blackheath where he spent the rest of his life. He died at Blackheath on 23 June, 1945. Much of Fletcher’s work consisted of views of the river Thames or ships in harbours...

An amazing pair of English Victorian views along the Thames in London. The first is a view with St.Pauls in the misty or foggy background and the other is a classic view along the T...

Edward Henry Eugene Fletcher British, (1857-1945) Steam Colliers at Limehouse Discharging Oil on canvas, signed Image size: 36 inches x 28 inches Size including frame: 46 inc...