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George Pennington Original Early 20th Century Watercolour Painting Titled Verso Vicarage Gardens
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George Pennington Original Early 20th Century Watercolour Painting Titled Verso Vicarage Gardens

1920 - 1940
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Type of artwork: An Original Vintage Watercolour Painting

Artist and Signature: The Painting is unsigned but is by.....

George Farquhar PENNINGTON

He sometimes signed his work with a monogram. Born in Castleford, Yorkshire, the son of a Wesleyan minister, he trained with a firm of architects at Leeds before setting up on his own. He was a successful architect before he retired to take up painting, unsurprisingly he was particularly attracted by interesting buildings and old bridges, the design of Wesleyan chapels being one of his specialities. In 1935, after retirement and determined to learn to paint, he and his wife Hilda travelled through several Mediterranean countries.

In 1939 they settled in Carbis Bay, Pennington studying at John Leonard Fuller's St Ives School of Painting. He put on exhibitions in St Ives in the following years, featuring Sicily and the fruits of a five month sketching tour of Southern Spain and Morocco. His oils, particularly of St Ives street scenes, show the influence of John Anthony PARK. Before the Second World War, he was a member of the Newlyn Society of Artists and a candidate for their hanging committee afterwards. On the death of his wife in 1957 he moved to Chichester, joining local societies but still exhibiting with STISA until 1959.

An Historical English Vicarage garden

Approximate age of artwork: Circa early 1900's

Is the artwork Framed or Mounted: This item is sold loose and ready to frame

Condition Report: Some light marks and wear around the peripheral, fair condition overall. Please see the photos to inspect the condition and quality of this item.

Size of painting 25 x 35 cm

Physical Dimensions
Height
35cm (13.78")
Width
25cm (9.84")
Depth
0.02cm (0.01")
Declaration

Strickland & Russell has dated this Edwardian Architectural Watercolour Painting to the 1940s.

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SA1214697
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Description
Type of artwork: An Original Vintage Watercolour Painting

Artist and Signature: The Painting is unsigned but is by.....

George Farquhar PENNINGTON

He sometimes signed his work with a monogram.

Born in Castleford, Yorkshire, the son of a Wesleyan minister, he trained with a firm of architects at Leeds before setting up on his own.
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He was a successful architect before he retired to take up painting, unsurprisingly he was particularly attracted by interesting buildings and old bridges, the design of Wesleyan chapels being one of his specialities. In 1935, after retirement and determined to learn to paint, he and his wife Hilda travelled through several Mediterranean countries.

fig 1. A watercolour painting depicting a two-storey stone building with Dutch gables, red brick chimneys, and a formal circular garden in the foreground.
fig 1. George Pennington Original Early 20th Century Watercolour Painting Titled Verso Vicarage Gardens

In 1939 they settled in Carbis Bay, Pennington studying at John Leonard Fuller's St Ives School of Painting. He put on exhibitions in St Ives in the following years, featuring Sicily and the fruits of a five month sketching tour of Southern Spain and Morocco. His oils, particularly of St Ives street scenes, show the influence of John Anthony PARK. Before the Second World War, he was a member of the Newlyn Society of Artists and a candidate for their hanging committee afterwards. On the death of his wife in 1957 he moved to Chichester, joining local societies but still exhibiting with STISA until 1959.

fig 2. A watercolour painting depicting a two-storey stone building with Dutch gables, red brick chimneys, and a formal circular garden in the foreground.
fig 2. George Pennington Original Early 20th Century Watercolour Painting Titled Verso Vicarage Gardens

An Historical English Vicarage garden

Approximate age of artwork: Circa early 1900's

Is the artwork Framed or Mounted: This item is sold loose and ready to frame

Condition Report: Some light marks and wear around the peripheral, fair condition overall. Please see the photos to inspect the condition and quality of this item.

Size of painting 25 x 35 cm

Height
35cm (13.78")
Width
25cm (9.84")
Depth
0.02cm (0.01")
Date of Manufacture

Strickland & Russell has dated this Edwardian Architectural Watercolour Painting to the 1940s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1214697
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Archive I A watercolour painting depicting a two-storey stone building with Dutch gables, red brick chimneys, and a formal circular garden in the foreground.

George Pennington Original Early 20th Century Watercolour Painting Titled Verso Vicarage Gardens

Archive II A watercolour painting depicting a two-storey stone building with Dutch gables, red brick chimneys, and a formal circular garden in the foreground. View II
Archive III A watercolour painting depicting a two-storey stone building with Dutch gables, red brick chimneys, and a formal circular garden in the foreground. View III
Archive IV A watercolour painting depicting a two-storey stone building with Dutch gables, red brick chimneys, and a formal circular garden in the foreground. View IV
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A watercolour painting depicting a two-storey stone building with Dutch gables, red brick chimneys, and a formal circular garden in the foreground.
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British watercolours from the early 20th century often blend Impressionist light effects with precise architectural and botanical draftsmanship, reflecting the Arts and Crafts movements appreciation for historic buildings and formal gardens.

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