Irene Bache (1901-1999) - 1938 Watercolour, Boats off St. Mawes

Description

A charming watercolour painting by the artist Irene Bache, depicting a coastal view with boats and figures. Signed to the lower right-hand corner. The title and date are inscribed on the reverse. Well-presented in a double, washline card mount and in a distressed, gilt-effect frame. On watercolour paper.

Condition

The condition is typical for a picture of this age including some discolouration and minor foxing. Some small scuffs to the frame.

Size

15.4 x 22.7cm (6.1" x 8.9")
Framed Size: 39.1 x 45cm (15.4" x 17.7")

Collection Information

From a large collection of paintings by Irene Bache who was the Head of Art art Swansea College of Education. Born in London, Bache moved to Wales in 1944 where she became Chairman of the Swansea Art Society. "As a watercolorist in the tradition of her heroes, Turner, John Cotman and Constable, she was pre-eminent in the depiction of the dramatic landscape of South Wales, and in particular of Gower, with its brooding skies, sheer cliffs and wild seas." Click here to read the Independent's obituary in 1999.

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