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Joan Gillchrest 1918 - 2008. Cornish Artist. Church And Churchyard. Framed Mid 20th Century Oil Painting. Early Career Work.

£8,985    $11,676    €10,705
Joan Gillchrest.
 
English ( b.1918 - d.2008 ).
 
Church And Churchyard.
 
Oil On Board.
 
Signed Lower Left
 
Image size 33.9 inches x 21.8 inches ( 86cm x 55.5cm ).
 
Frame size 42.3 inches x 30.3 inches ( 107.5cm x 77cm ).
 
Available for sale from Big Sky Fine Art in the English county of Dorset, this original oil painting is by the Cornish artist Joan Gillchrest and dates from the late 1960s.
 
The painting is presented and supplied undisturbed in its original hand painted frame (which is shown in these photographs) and mount. (The mount possibly hiding a date beneath the signature).
 
This vintage painting is in very good condition, commensurate with its age. It wants for nothing and is supplied ready to hang and display.
 
The painting is signed lower left.
 
Previously with the Tony Sanders Gallery, Penzance in May 1993.
 
Joan Gillchrest was one of Mousehole’s and Cornwall’s most recognised and celebrated artists. Her vibrant art sits firmly alongside other great artists of the St. Ives School from the 1960s. She was born into a wealthy and illustrious family of eminent architects and always loved architecture herself. She said that buildings were “in her blood” and painted many of the churches and chapels of the Penwith peninsular. She had a long and interesting life, being both glamourous and bohemian, working as a model and mixing in the artistic circle of her day. As a very private person she never really understood the professional success she enjoyed and was bemused by the demand for her work. She said that she painted in order to give people enjoyment and rarely visited exhibitions, not wanting to be influenced by the work of others. She did not suffer fools gladly, but was warm, loving and generous to those who knew her. She built up a tremendous following and is recognised today as being one in a distinguished line of British naļve expressionists. From 1958 she lived and worked in Mousehole and in 1963 she put up the first string of l...
Antique #SA1096489, shown on this page, originates from 1960. For historical context, the timeline below highlights the period when it was made:
1960
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