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Artist:
R V Pitchforth
Title:
'Hot Day, Durban Bay' - an original signed watercolour
painting, framed
Description:
Roland Vivian Pitchforth, RA, RWS, LG (1895-1982) was a much
respected painter of landscapes and coastal scenes, mainly
in watercolour. He was born in Wakefield, and studied at
Wakefield School of Art (1912-14), Leeds School of Art
(1914-15 and 1919-21), and then at the Royal College of Art
(1922-25). His first one-man exhibition was held at the
London Artists' Association in 1928. In 1929 Pitchforth
first exhibited with the London Group (later becoming a
member) and at the Royal Academy from 1941. He was elected
ARA 1942 and full RA in 1953.
During the Second World War he became an Official War
Artist and had a major retrospective at Wakefield Art
Gallery in 1943. He visited Ceylon and Burma 1945 and
worked in South Africa 1945–48, exhibiting at Cape Town,
Durban and Johannesburg. Pitchforth's work is held in
the Tate Gallery, Victoria & Albert Museum, National
Maritime Museum, Government Art Collection, National
Museum of Wales, and many provincial galleries in the UK
and overseas.
The present work is an original watercolour
measuring about 14 x 21 inches image size and about 23.5
x 30 inches in its original wooden frame. It is signed
in ink by the artist, dated 1948, and inscribed 'Hot
day, Durban Bay'. This work was executed during
Pitchforth's stay in South Africa mentioned above, and
it was exhibited subsequently at his one man show at The
Leicester Galleries in London W1 in 1954, where is was
bought by Mr W Plomer. This beautiful watercolour is in
first class condition, retaining its strong colour, and
is 'ready to hang'.
We are also showing an original drawing in pen and wash
by Pitchforth, measuring about 15 x 12.5 inches. It is
unframed. The drawing is signed by the artist, and
titled, and probably dates to the 1950s. It is similar
to drawings by Pitchforth held in the Tate Gallery and
elsewhere. The drawing is in good original condition,
save for some relatively minor handling creases to the
paper. Pitchforth was widely acknowledged as a great
draughtsman, remembered fondly by Dame Elisabeth Frink......
'Vivian Pitchforth, wonderful draughtsman, he's dead
now, white, white hair, a Yorkshireman. He was famous,
you know, very well-known. He used to teach me drawing
at Chelsea'. The drawing is priced at £50...
Price: £750
Size:
14" x 21" image size
Shipping:
£15 to UK mainland. Please
ask for other locations.
Ref #: 0838
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