20th Century Traditional English Pastel Summer Garden in Teddington

Artist/ School: Norman A. Olley (British, 20th century, 1908-1996), 1993, signed to the front and inscribed verso Title - "Summer Evening by the Thames near Hampton Middlesex", a colourful busy scene of people enjoying boating and fishing on the river near London. Medium: pastel on thick layered card, unframed. A sheet of protective paper is attached to the upper edge, which we will leave in place to protect it until it is with its new owner for framing. Measures: Painting : 15.5 x 10.5 inches Provenance: all the paintings we have by this artist have come from a private UK collection of this artists work. Condition: The painting is in overall very good and sound condition. We have measured to exclude the unpainted edges. Artist: Norman Arthur Olley was born in 1908 to a British Army family stationed in Lucknow, Bengal India. His mother died there in 1911, and his father in 1936. Norman married in Gravesend Kent in 1937, and at the beginning of the war in 1939 he was an aircraft sheet metal worker. He and his wife to Surrey in the late 1940's -early 1950's where he was a long term member of the Thames Valley Arts Club and where he regularly exhibited his work. In 1951 his painting "View from Richmond Park" was held in high regard at a very well attended exhibition in Esher, Surrey. The East Molesey area was one of his favourite areas to paint, a 1953 Art...

Artist/ School: Norman A. Olley (British, 20th Century, 1908-1996), signed to the front and inscribed verso Title - "The Old Barn - Manor Farm, Claygate, and Surrey", a vibrant farming scene with figures working and leading a horse away towards fields. Medium: acrylic over pencil, on board, unframed. Painting: 14.5 x 10 inches Provenance: all the paintings we have by this artist have come from a private UK collection of this artists work. Condition: The painting is in overall very good and sound condition. We have measured to exclude the unpainted edges. Artist: Norman Arthur Olley was born in 1908 to a British Army family stationed in Lucknow, Bengal India. His mother died there in 1911, and his father in 1936. Norman married in Gravesend Kent in 1937, and at the beginning of the war in 1939 he was an aircraft sheet metal worker. He and his wife to Surrey in the late 1940s -early 1950s where he was a long term member of the Thames Valley Arts Club and where he regularly exhibited his work. In 1951 his painting "View from Richmond Park" was held in high regard at a very well attended exhibition in Esher, Surrey. The East Molesey area was one of his favorite areas to paint, a 1953 Art...

Artist/ School: Norman A. Olley ( British, 20th Century, 1908-1996), 1991, signed to the front and inscribed verso Title - Solitary Angler on the River Thames at Teddington near L...

Artist/ School: Norman A. Olley ( British, 20th Century, 1908-1996), 1993, signed to the front and inscribed verso Title - "Derrington Mill, Holsworthy, Devon", a detailed and delightful scene of a West Country village bridge...

Artist/ School: Norman A. Olley (British, 20th century, 1908-1996), 1993, signed to the front and inscribed verso. Title - "Rochester Castle from C...

Artist/ School: Norman A. Olley (British, 20th century, 1908-1996), 1993, signed to the front and inscribed verso Title - "Rochester Cathedral Priory Gate from St Margaret's Mews", a finely painted street scene, with two figures approaching the gate. Medium: watercolor (artist indicates pencil and watercolor on the label verso but this is predominantly watercolor) on board, unframed. Painting : 14.5 x 10.5 inches Provenance: all the paintings we have by this artist have come from a private UK collection of this artists work. Condition: The painting is in overall very good and sound condition. We have measured to exclude the unpainted edges. Artist: Norman Arthur Olley was born in 1908 to a British Army family stationed in Lucknow, Bengal India. His mother died there in 1911, and his father in 1936. Norman married in Gravesend Kent in 1937, and at the beginning of the war in 1939 he was an aircraft sheet metal worker. He and his wife to Surrey in the late 1940's -early 1950's where he was a long term member of the Thames Valley Arts Club and where he regularly exhibited his work. In 1951 his painting "View from Richmond Park" was held in high regard at a very well attended exhibition in Esher, Surrey. The East Molesey area was one of his favourite areas to paint, a 1953 Art...

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