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Harold Edward Conway. "Summer Flowers". Still Life Oil Paintings.
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Harold Edward Conway. "Summer Flowers". Still Life Oil Paintings.

1920 - 1940
Description

Artist: Harold Edward Conway. (1872-1949). Member of the Staithes Group of Artists.

Title: "Still Life of Summer Flowers".

Signed and dated 1935. Oil on canvas.

Size: 12 1/2"x 10". Framed size: 17 1/2"x 15 1/2".

A beautiful still life.

For more info please contact us at:

Tel: 01677 424830.

Mob: 07885 175279. Email: williamgreenwoodfineart@gmail.com

Trade enquiries welcome. Now cleaned and framed and in very good ready to hang condition. Free UK delivery.

HAROLD EDWARD CONWAY (1872-1949)

Harold Conway was born on the 27th January 1872 in Wimbledon; bizarrely, he was christened Harold Edgar Conway (and this remained his legal name), but he almost exclusively signed his paintings 'Edward Conway'. Perhaps he felt the name better suited him. He studied at the Slade School of Art and Académie Julian, where he likely met other future members of the Staithes Group. He lived for most of his life in Burford, Oxfordshire, where he died on 26th June 1949, aged 77. The artist seems to have been primarily a painter of flowers, both as still lifes (in minutely detailed oil paintings) and as the primary subject of a landscape (in looser watercolour paintings). Conway exhibited at the Royal Academy between 1915 and 1919, the Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours, the Royal Institute of Oil Painters, and the Goupil Gallery, London. An oil study of flowers by him is in the collection of the Pannett Gallery, Whitby.

Physical Dimensions
Height
44.5cm (17.52")
Width
39.5cm (15.55")
Depth
7cm (2.76")
Declaration

William Greenwood Fine Art has dated this Framed Floral Oil Painting to the 1930s.

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SA1039007
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WGB
Description
Artist: Harold Edward Conway. (1872-1949). Member of the Staithes Group of Artists.

Title: "Still Life of Summer Flowers".

Signed and dated 1935. Oil on canvas.

Size: 12 1/2"x 10". Framed size: 17 1/2"x 15 1/2".

fig 1. An original 1935 floral oil painting by Harold Edward Conway featuring a bouquet of pink, purple, and white flowers in a vase, framed in an ornate gilt swept frame.
fig 1. Harold Edward Conway. "Summer Flowers". Still Life Oil Paintings.

A beautiful still life.

For more info please contact us at:

Tel: 01677 424830.

Mob: 07885 175279. Email: williamgreenwoodfineart@gmail.com

Trade enquiries welcome. Now cleaned and framed and in very good ready to hang condition. Free UK delivery.

fig 2. An original 1935 floral oil painting by Harold Edward Conway featuring a bouquet of pink, purple, and white flowers in a vase, framed in an ornate gilt swept frame.
fig 2. Harold Edward Conway. "Summer Flowers". Still Life Oil Paintings.

HAROLD EDWARD CONWAY (1872-1949)

Harold Conway was born on the 27th January 1872 in Wimbledon; bizarrely, he was christened Harold Edgar Conway (and this remained his legal name), but he almost exclusively signed his paintings 'Edward Conway'. Perhaps he felt the name better suited him.

He studied at the Slade School of Art and Académie Julian, where he likely met other future members of the Staithes Group.
William Greenwood Fine Art

He lived for most of his life in Burford, Oxfordshire, where he died on 26th June 1949, aged 77. The artist seems to have been primarily a painter of flowers, both as still lifes (in minutely detailed oil paintings) and as the primary subject of a landscape (in looser watercolour paintings). Conway exhibited at the Royal Academy between 1915 and 1919, the Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours, the Royal Institute of Oil Painters, and the Goupil Gallery, London. An oil study of flowers by him is in the collection of the Pannett Gallery, Whitby.

Height
44.5cm (17.52")
Width
39.5cm (15.55")
Depth
7cm (2.76")
Date of Manufacture

William Greenwood Fine Art has dated this Framed Floral Oil Painting to the 1930s.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1039007
Dealers Internal Ref
WGB
William Greenwood Fine Art
Sellingantiques verified Since Oct 2012
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Archive I An original 1935 floral oil painting by Harold Edward Conway featuring a bouquet of pink, purple, and white flowers in a vase, framed in an ornate gilt swept frame.

Harold Edward Conway. "Summer Flowers". Still Life Oil Paintings.

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An original 1935 floral oil painting by Harold Edward Conway featuring a bouquet of pink, purple, and white flowers in a vase, framed in an ornate gilt swept frame.
Harold Edward Conway. "Summer Flowers". Still Life oil paintings.
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An original 1935 floral oil painting by Harold Edward Conway featuring a bouquet of pink, purple, and white flowers in a vase, framed in an ornate gilt swept frame.
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Floral still life painting emerged as a distinct genre in 17th-century Western art, serving both decorative and symbolic functions. By the early 20th century, artists adopted freer brushwork and vivid colour palettes while continuing the tradition of capturing seasonal botanical arrangements.

Paintings from this era typically utilise oil-based pigments applied to stretched linen canvas, wood panels, or artist boards. Frames were often constructed from moulded timber or plaster and finished with gold leaf or metal leaf gilding.

Authenticity is evaluated through artist signatures, dates, natural age craquelure, and period-appropriate framing techniques. Inspection of the reverse side often reveals period gallery labels, canvas maker stamps, or age-consistent oxidisation of the canvas and wood frame.

A gilt-framed floral painting can serve as a focal point when hung above a console table, sideboard, or fireplace. It bridges traditional and contemporary aesthetics by adding colour and texture to minimalist or layered interior schemes.

Oil paintings should be displayed away from direct sunlight, extreme temperature changes, and high humidity. Cleaning should be restricted to gentle dusting of the frame with a dry soft brush, avoiding chemical cleaners or water on the paint surface.
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