Michael Norman (1933-2020) - 1990 Watercolour At Pin Mill on the River Orwell

Description

A fine watercolour painting with gouache and pen and ink by the artist Michael Norman. The scene depicts a view of Pin Mill, a hamlet on the south bank of the tidal River Orwell. Signed and dated to the lower right-hand corner. Title inscribed to the opposite lower corner. Presented in a double card mount and in a speckled, wooden frame, as shown. On laid.

Condition

Painting in fine condition. Some stains and trapped dirt to the mount. Minor scuffs to the frame.

Size

36.3 x 55.1cm (14.3" x 21.7")
Framed Size: 65.6 x 83.6cm (25.8" x 32.9")

Artist Biography

Artist and model-maker born in Ipswich, Suffolk. He attended Bournemouth School of Art and also Regent Street Polytechnic School of Art and began painting full-time in 1970. He was elected RSMA in 1975 and has shown on many occasions at the Aldeburgh Festival in Suffolk. He was a member of the Ipswich Art Society and exhibits annually at Aldeburgh Festival from 1978 and held over 60 solo exhibitions in East Anglia. The Department of the Environment holds examples of his work.