Howgego Historic & Modern Paintings

Lugger in full sail riding a wave past a lighthouse with land on the horizon. Characterful naive picture in the spirit of Alfred Wallis. Provenance: Pa...

Glyn Thomas (b.1946) : Lighthouse, Orford Ness Etching. Artists proof from a limited edition of 150, signed and titled in pencil, f Depicting the lighthouse in the foreground, the Ministry of Defence buildings on the left and the River Alde and with the Castle and Church on the horizon. visible sheet length 46cm., 18",, height 29cm., 11.5" in the original mount and wooden frame length 63.5cm., 25" height 48cm.,19" The encroaching sea eventually got so close that the lighthouse had to go. Rather than simply let it fall into the sea, in July 2020 the entire building began to be carefully dismantled so as not to have any impact on the surrounding sensitive environment. The Orford Ness Lighthouse Trust plan at that time was to remove the lantern room as well as other original features and artefacts with a view to one day creating a lighthouse memorial of some sort on the other side of the Ness, facing Orford town’s quay. In the original pine slip frame height 48cm., 19" length 63cm., 24 1/2" ORFORD NESS Orford Ness is an internationally important site for nature conservation and a designated National Nature Reserve. It is a rare and delicate landscape, consisting of shingle ridges and valleys, deposited over centuries by the sea. 20% of Europe's vegetated shingle is found on Orford Ness. Once a former World War One and World War Two Airfield, the land is now a rich grazing marsh, providing home to birds, deer and rare-breed sheep. It is one of the few sites in the UK with purpose-built facilities for the testing of components of nuclear weapons. Comprising of six 'labs', which now form impressive backdrops on the shingle and the Black Beacon erected in 1928 to house an experimental rotating-loop navigation beacon. GLYNN THOMAS Glynn Thomas was born in Cambridge 1946. He studied at the Cambridge School of Art 1962-67, specialising in illustration and printmaking; taught printmaking at the Ipswich School of Art 1967-79, and is now a full-time artist living in Suffolk. He has illustrated a number of books. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers and at the Society’s 1983 annual exhibition his etching ‘Honfleur’, was awarded the Davys’ prize for the best print. In addition, his work has been included in the Houses of Parliament art collection. One man exhibitions include the Dominion Centre Toronto, the John Russell Gallery, Ipswich, Printworks and the Minories, Colchester, the New Ashgate Gallery Farnham, the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester, the Lyric Hammersmith, and the Barbican Centre London. Mixed exhibitions include the Cambridge Contemporary Art Gallery, the Adelphi Gallery New York, Donald Hughes, Hong Kong, the Royal Academy, the British Miniature...

Star 1976, artists name indistinct possibly YHillbarel Classic wooden fishing skiff in a harbour Watercolour Visible sheet 61cm.,24" height 50...

Harry Newman's Derelict cottages, Stagsden 1986 Watercolour, ink, crayon, gouache Signed lower right : Clifford Knight 1986 label verso : Ghosts & Silent Witness Exhibition, North...

Four Cornish luggers with a lighthouse on the horizon Oil on cardboard Characterful naive picture in the spirit of Alfred Wallis Measures: Board len...

Cutter in full sail with one man visible on board riding a wave past a lighthouse Oil on cardboard Characterful naive picture in the spirit of Alfred Wallis...

Cutter pz17 in full sail past a lighthouse Board length 24cm., 9 1/2", height 21cm., 8 1/4" Floated on a cream mount in a recycled black moulded frame with some losses Length 40cm.,...

Topmast schooner sailing past a cargo ship Oil on canvas Characterful naive picture in the spirit of Alfred Wallis Board length 28cm., 11", height 2cm.,...

Three sloops under full sail Oil on cardboard Characterful naive picture in the spirit of Alfred Wallis Board Length 41cm., 16" Height 25cm., 10" In th...

West Penwith Sea : Inscribed 'RJS' bottom right label verso 'for Bryan with thanks' The artist has abstracted the composition and using rough handling, a palette and thick impasto in tones of black, grey, white, yellow, blue and red evokes the harsh, raw power of the Atlantic waves, the winds and the rocks which characterise this area. In a white painted frame : Length 67 cm., 26 1/2" Height 88cm. 34 1/2" West Penwith peninsula or Lands End...

Maurice Campbell Taylor (b.1900) : Bedford Public Library 1955 Oil on artist's board Signed lower left Maurice Campbell-Taylor In original white painted frame Measures: length 69cm.,...

P J Peck: Winters Day Five sheep in a snowy rural landscape Watercolour and gouache on paper Visible sheet length 38cm, 15" height 28cm, 11" The brown mount, in a teak and gold...

19th Century coastal landscape water colour, monogram lower right. Delightful picture capturing the softness light and colours of the English coast on an overcast day Wide compo...

St Michael’s mount, Cornwall at dawn, 19th century, oil on canvas, in the original frame, signed lower right Romantic portrayal of St Michael’s Mount at low tide showing the open causeway leading the eye up to the village, medieval castle and church with the pink dawn sky and clouds above. The artist uses thick impasto to create the texture of the breaking waves and the clouds. The palette also reflects the deep green and golden tones of the breaking daylight on the sea. The island of St Michael's Mount is the site of a medieval monastery. Its harbour is linked to the mainland by a causeway at low tide. Canvas stamped prepared by C Roberson, 99 Long Acre...

Mediterranean Fishing Village, Gouache, In original frame, Mid-Century Modern, artist unknown, c1950 Charming composition of fishermen mending their nets at the end of the day wit...

Winter White Diffusion: Abstract, Mixed Media on Canvas, Artist Unknown, Monagram M & Dated 97 lower right This exciting composition explores diffusion and possibilities within whit...

Basil Nubel ARCA, British 1923-1981 : Village in the Rain Signed & Dated 1969 lower right, reverse canvas inscribed 1.12.69 and varnished In the original wooden box frame The reverse bearing remains of Gallery Petit, Marble Arch, London W1 - Colourful, decorative, impressionistic work capturing the refreshing quality and colour refraction of light rain - The composition is beautifully balanced the houses either side of the lane, with a strong foreground and light background recreating the visual depth of the landscape - The purple, blue, green, pink, and earth tones of the palette create liveliness and softness within the work and the light tones of the water on the lane have the strong reflective quality of a water - Injecting colour and atmosphere into the interior Height: 24.81 in. (63 cm)Width: 30.71 in. (78 cm)Depth: 1.19 in. (3 cm) Basil Nubel was a landscape painter in oil and watercolour born in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, to an English mother and German father. Nubel studied at Leeds College of Art under Alfred Daniels and Maurice de Sausmarez, then at the Royal College of Art under Carel Weight, Robert Buhler...

JENS KJAER, (DANISH : b1938) Seed Pods Oil Board Abstract Earth Pigments Ochre Sienna Umber 28.5" The theme of fertility and fecundity is explored in this ...

Doylan : filtration, mixed media, signed lower right 41” square Striking, decorative, contemporary, abstract, mixed media work, highly textured Composition exploring the qualities...

Henry George Gawthorn (1879–1941) Rare watercolor study of two fishermen examining a large fishing net in the harbour. Inscribed ‘rough sketch for poster’ & signed H G Gawthorn in pencil. With a pencil sketch of one of the fishermen on the reverse Reputedly Newlyn. probably artwork for GWR, Great Western Railway...

Few coach panels survive. This is a striking example with the double headed eagle, gilded armorial and burgundy background. The closest I can find to ar...