Description: Garnet Ruskin Wolseley(1884-1967) Portrait of Phyllis Calvert Medium: Watercolour and pencil Size without frame: 15.0" x 12.0" Size including frame: 23.0" x 20.0" This is Garnet Ruskin Wolseley's watercolour and pencil preliminary sketch for his oil portrait of Phyllis Calvert, the popular mid-century British movie star. We didn't know that when we bought it, just thought it elegant. Now cleaned and conserved. Signed, lower right. Garnet Ruskin Wolseley was a landscape, figure and portrait painter. Born in London in 1884 he trained at the Bushey School of Painting winning a scholarship to Slade School of Fine Art. Wolseley moved to Newlyn, Cornwall, in 1908 and became good friends with Harold and Laura Knight, the latter influencing his early work. He painted mostly landscapes around Newlyn and the Lamorna Valley exhibiting regularly at the Royal Academy. Popular and active within the community of artists he served on the main committee of the Newlyn Society of Artists to 1913. During the Great War he served in the navy after which he moved to Chelsea, London, becoming a successful portrait painter. Elected a member of the Royal West of England Academy in 1925 he continued to exhibit at the RA and elsewhere. Garnet Ruskin Wolseley's works are held in public collections including Penlee House Gallery & Museum and the Bushey Museum and Art Gallery. ABOUT USIan Emmerson Paintings was established in 1975 and was incorporated in 1997. We have always specialized in 19th and 20th century British and European fine art and, being based in Northumberland, in artists/paintings of the North East of England/Newcastle.Our website went live in 2008 and has been a crucial part of our business since then and bears the name James Alder Fine Art to reflect James' contribution to the business over many years, although he has now retired. Our gallery is situated within larger premises and looked after by Ben and his staff and is normally open 6 days a week.Paintings can be viewed in person at, and/or collected from, our Hexham gallery. Shipping is extra as stated in the listing and immediately below. We have a very experienced packing department. Free UK insurance is included in the selling price achieved. Worldwide insurance add 3% if required. SHIPPINGUK shipping on this item £14. Europe: £40. Worldwide: £75. The picture frame is free and no responsibility for transit damage is accepted. RETURNS Every item we sell is covered by a money back guarantee if notified within 14 days. If, in the unlikely event, that the item is not as described we will pay return postage. Otherwise we will refund the full purchase price, excluding postage, when item is received.
Price: 500 GBP
Location: HEXHAM
End Time: 2025-01-03T17:47:10.000Z
Shipping Cost: 91.72 GBP
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Return postage will be paid by: Buyer
Returns Accepted: Returns Accepted
After receiving the item, your buyer should cancel the purchase within: 14 days
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Features: Framed, Signed, One of a Kind (OOAK)
Width (Inches): 12.0
Production Technique: Watercolour and Pencil Painting
Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
Subject: Portrait
Originality: Original
Size: Medium (up to 36in.)
Material: Watercolour
Height (Inches): 15.0
Time Period Produced: 1925-1949
Date of Creation: Modern (1900-1979)
Framing: Mounted & Framed
Artist: Garnet Ruskin Wolseley
Style: Traditional
Signed: Yes
Original/Licensed Reproduction: Original
Theme: Portrait
Type: Painting
