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Peter J Ashmore (b.1923 )

Peter J Ashmore (b.1923 )

'Angel Vaults, Whitby'

Original Watercolour Painting

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  • Details

    Large original watercolour painting, depicting two Scottish Lugger sailing vessels and smaller cobles fishing boats in the harbour at Angel Vaults in Whitby North Yorkshire, this original work is by the English artist Peter J. Ashmore (b.1923 ).
     
    Peter Ashmore was born in Coventry, Warwickshire , he was a watercolourist and illustrator who worked for the Look and Learn children's newspaper and the Eagle Magazine between 1950 and 1969.  His subjects were many and varied including nature studies, old bi-planes, retrospective motoring, cricket, tennis and golf subjects, as well as Edwardian street views.  He went on to work in the motor industry designing car bodies, and was part of a group of designers which created a prototype model of the Car of the Future for the 1951 Festival of Britain.  Some of his later work depicted historic marine scenes and sporting venues. Peter Ashmore eventually became a visiting lecturer at the Royal College of art in London.
    - Signed lower right
    - Original artist's label verso
    - Framed, glazed and ready to hang, in a bold, distressed-gilt coloured moulded wooden frame
    - Painting size 24.5cm x 27cm (approx. 9 5/8 inches x 10 5/8 inches)
    - Frame size 60cm x 50cm (approx. 23 5/8 inches x 19 5/8 inches)
    - Both painting and frame are in excellent condition
    - Centrepiece painting
    - Excellent investment
    - One-off original gift
    - All paintings are carefully packaged to prevent damage during shipping
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£175.00Price
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