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A beautifully painted watercolour highlighting St Mary’s church at South Creake, Norfolk
Painted with fine attention to detail and good strong colours.
Presented within its original glazed gilt frame with arched gold coloured mount and title to the lower centre. Boarded verso to protect against damp.
Size to include frame: H53.1cm L72cm Image only: H36cm approx. L55.5cm approx.
Artist John Edward Bale was born at South Creake, Norfolk July 27th 1834.
He was the eldest son of farmer John Edward Bale (1803-1862) and his wife Mary Nee Branford 1813-1899.
In 1861 aged 26, John moved to 11 Bulstrode Street, Marylebone, London. He was an Ensign in the 1st West Indian Regiment. Whilst on tour, John embellished Surgeon Major Augustus Frederick Eliotts diary with calligraphy and watercolour titles. The diary is now kept at Duke Universi
...ty Library.
John was promoted to Captain during his tour and later retired from the army in 1881 as major. He married Charlotte Gordon Lee Nee Johnson at Christ Church, Ealing November 10th 1868.
Bale was an artist of oil and watercolours and exhibited at the Royal Academy. He was also a member of the Ipswich Fine Art Club 1886-1890 exhibiting from St Johns Street, Colchester. Bale was also an architect and provided illustrations to the Illustrated London News whilst on his tours abroad. In 1891, John is known to have lived at 11 Gray Road, Colchester with Charlotte and their four children. John died whilst at this residence on March 12th 1913.
Royal Academy Exhibits from Mount Pleasant, Tunbridge Wells:
1856 1105 Interior of South Creake Church, Norfolk - drawing
from 15 Frederick Street, Caledonian Road, London
1858 1075 Interior of North Creake Church, Norfolk - drawing
from 11 Bulstrode Street, Cavendish Square, London
1859 1075 Interior of West Tofts Church - drawing
Antique ID Number (AIDN): SA1158369
Dateline of this antique is 1880
Height is 53.1cm (20.9inches)Width is 72cm (28.3inches)Depth is 0cm (0.0inches)
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