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Philip Naviasky "The Gipsy Encampment" Oil Painting
McTague of Harrogate
for sale €3,803     $4,128
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Philip Naviasky "The Gipsy Encampment" Oil Painting

1920 - 1940
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Philip Naviasky was born in Leeds in 1894 to Polish immigrant parents. Showing artistic talent from an early age he won a scholarship to the Leeds School of Fine Arts in 1907 and also studied at the Royal College. He painted in oil and watercolour in this country and on the Continent, exhibiting widely including at the Royal Academy, Royal Scottish Academy, Glasgow, Manchester, and the New English Art Club. His work is now held in important private and public collections throughout this country and the rest of the world.

"The Gipsy Encampment" is a good large example of Naviasky's work. It measures 24"x 30" and is signed lower right and dated 1940. It is framed in a quality hand made frame giving an overall size of 30"x 37".

Please see our website www.mctague.co.uk for a good selection of quality oil paintings, watercolours and rare prints, or visit our retail gallery in Harrogate, Yorkshire, where we are normally open Wednesdays – Saturdays.

Tel. 01423 567086 or 07885 108190

Physical Dimensions
Height
78cm (30.71")
Width
92cm (36.22")
Depth
5cm (1.97")
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McTague of Harrogate has dated this Philip Naviasky Oil Painting to the 1940s.

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SA661348
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Philip Naviasky was born in Leeds in 1894 to Polish immigrant parents.
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Showing artistic talent from an early age he won a scholarship to the Leeds School of Fine Arts in 1907 and also studied at the Royal College.
McTague of Harrogate

He painted in oil and watercolour in this country and on the Continent, exhibiting widely including at the Royal Academy, Royal Scottish Academy, Glasgow, Manchester, and the New English Art Club. His work is now held in important private and public collections throughout this country and the rest of the world.

fig 1. An oil painting depicting a Traveller encampment with green and red caravans, figures seated on the ground, and dense green trees under a light sky.
fig 1. Philip Naviasky "The Gipsy Encampment" Oil Painting

"The Gipsy Encampment" is a good large example of Naviasky's work. It measures 24"x 30" and is signed lower right and dated 1940. It is framed in a quality hand made frame giving an overall size of 30"x 37".

Please see our website www.mctague.co.uk for a good selection of quality oil paintings, watercolours and rare prints, or visit our retail gallery in Harrogate, Yorkshire, where we are normally open Wednesdays – Saturdays.

Tel. 01423 567086 or 07885 108190

Height
78cm (30.71")
Width
92cm (36.22")
Depth
5cm (1.97")
Date of Manufacture

McTague of Harrogate has dated this Philip Naviasky Oil Painting to the 1940s.

Reference Numbers
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SA661348
McTague of Harrogate
McTague of Harrogate
Sellingantiques verified Since Apr 2011

Mctague of harrogate are yorkshire based dealers in old pictures. Please see website mctague.co.uk

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An oil painting depicting a Traveller encampment with green and red caravans, figures seated on the ground, and dense green trees under a light sky.
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Archive I An oil painting depicting a Traveller encampment with green and red caravans, figures seated on the ground, and dense green trees under a light sky.

Philip Naviasky "The Gipsy Encampment" Oil Painting

Archive II An oil painting depicting a Traveller encampment with green and red caravans, figures seated on the ground, and dense green trees under a light sky. View II
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McTague of Harrogate

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An oil painting depicting a Traveller encampment with green and red caravans, figures seated on the ground, and dense green trees under a light sky.
Philip Naviasky "The Gipsy Encampment" oil painting
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An oil painting depicting a Traveller encampment with green and red caravans, figures seated on the ground, and dense green trees under a light sky.
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