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Aubrey F. Sykes (1910-1995) - Mid 20th Century Watercolour The Corner Shop
Description
This charming study depicts a quaint shop front on a cobbled street. A woman in a blue dress enters the shop passing a shelf of coloured vessels. Painted in loose, expressive brushstrokes with streaks of bright colours and gouache details. Signed to the lower right. Well presented in a gilt frame. On wove.Condition
In fine condition.
Size
34 x 50cm (13.4" x 19.7")Framed Size: 58 x 72.5cm (22.8" x 28.5")
Artist Biography
Watford-born artist who attended Heatherley's. He first showed at the Royal Academy while still a seventeen-year-old student and worked in a variety of media. He was a member of the Pastel Society, 1938 and was also elected Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours in 1940. In 1974 Sykes was elected Governor of the Federation of British Artists in 1974 and also showed at the Royal Society of British Artists and Royal Institute of Oil Painters. Sykes was a member of the Wapping Group of Artists from 1963 and the Croydon Art Society and the City of London Corporation hold examples of his work.
| SKU | rc864 |
|---|---|
| Artist | Aubrey F. Sykes (1910-1995) |
| Date | Mid 20th Century |
| Dimensions | 34 x 50cm |
| Medium | Watercolour |
| Style | Impressionism |
| Subject | Architecture & Cityscapes |
| Item Returns | This item can be returned |
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