Arthur Sheldon Phillips (1914-2001) - Framed watercolour A Street Scene

Description

A colourful and detailed watercolour composition of a street scene by artist Sheldon Phillips. Figures can be seen window shopping along a picturesque high street. Signed in the watercolour. Presented in a cream mount and glazed gilt effect frame. On watercolour paper.

Condition

The condition is typical for a picture of this age including some discolouration. There is light foxing to the watercolour and mount.

Size

34 x 54cm (13.4" x 21.3")
Framed Size: 55 x 74cm (21.7" x 29.1")

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Artist Biography

Arthur Sheldon Phillips was a painter and designer born in Birmingham. He attended the Moseley Road School of Art 1926-30 and furthered his studies, at the Birmingham School of Art where his teachers included Bernard Fleetwood-Walker.

For many years, he was employed as a scenic artist working variously for the Birmingham Repertory Theatre with Paul Shelving, and for the BBC as a lettering artist and mural painter. His work in this area resulted in commissions that included a large mural for the Chateau Impney at Droitwich. Elected an Associate of the RBSA in 1987, Phillips became a full member in 1989 and he also showed at the RSMA, RI and RWS. His work which is predominantly watercolour is signed A. Sheldon Phillips and he was referred to as ‘Sheldon Phillips’. Examples of his work are in the collections of the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, Baron Philipe de Rothschild, the Royal Mail and the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists.