Ashton Cannell Watercolour Port Erin Isle of Man

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We are pleased to offer this small but beautifully formed and executed sunset watercolour by the artist E. Ashton Cannell, who has signed the painting in the lower right hand corner. The artist has entitled the painting verso Evening Sky, Port Erin, Isle of Man. The painting depicts a view of the harbour at Port Erin in the south west of the Isle of Man, with the Quay to the left and Bradda Head to the right, which almost encircle the harbour and protect it from the worst of the Irish Sea waves. On top of Bradda Head, is Milner's Tower, which was built in 1871 in memory of a local philanthropist William Milner of the Milner's Safe Co. Ltd. The Tower is built in the shape of a key and has a 40 step spiral staircase inside and it is said that it is sometimes possible to see the Mountains of Mourne from the top. The treatment of the sky is what so attracted us to the watercolour, it is magnificent.

Edward Ashton Cannell RSMA BWS was born on 1st September 1927 in the Isle of Man. He attended art school there and later at Liverpool College of Art. He taught at the Isle of Man School of Art and various London schools. He carried out commissions for BP, Fyles, Cassells and his work features in the Government Art Collection. In 1973 he became a full time artist. He was a watercolourist. He signed his paintings Edward Ashton in his early years and Ashton Cannell in later life. He died in Brent, Middlesex in 1994.

He was a Member of the Royal Society of Marine Artists, the London SketchClub, British Watercolour Society and the Wapping Group. He exhibited at the Royal Academy, various London galleries and the Paris Salon, where he was awarded a silver medal in 1973 and a gold medal in 1975.

The painting is double mounted in cream and is framed in a 5/8" gilt frame. It will be supplied wired and ready to hang.

Provenance: Francis Iles Gallery, Rochester, Kent

Image size: 8 1/2" x 4 3/4" - 21.6cm x 14.6cm

Frame size: 15 1/8" x 12 1/2" - 38.4cm x 31.35cm

Medium: Watercolours

Conditiojn: Excellent. The frame is in very good condition with only minor wear consistent with use.

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Category Antique Pictures / Engravings / Art > Antique Watercolours Date 1970s/1980s  1970s Antiques Material Paper Origin English Item code as237a1398 Status Sold

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