Pauline Plummer (b.1933) - Mid 20th Century Oil The Old Inn

Description

This charming landscape captures a tranquil rural village, where an old inn or public house nestles comfortably among verdant trees beneath a softly clouded sky. The artist’s muted palette comprising earthy greens, warm ochres, and silvery greys imbues the scene with a gentle, timeless quality. There is a quiet intimacy to the composition, suggesting a deep familiarity with the rhythms of countryside life. The brushwork is understated yet expressive, conveying dappled light and natural textures with a restrained confidence. Whether imagined or remembered, the view feels both specific and archetypal, a nostalgic evocation of rural England at its most peaceful and pastoral. Unsigned. On canvas on stretchers.

Condition

Overall the condition is very good. Some marks and scuffs to the corners of the canvas. Flakes of paint loss to the edges of the canvas.

Size

61 x 77cm (24" x 30.3")

Collection Information

Pauline Plummer says of her work, "My style is traditional. I enjoy the challenge of constructing a balanced composition from figures, still life or landscape. However, it is landscape which is my principal theme, usually including some structural feature such as a grand building like a church or mansion, or just a disintegrating hut, a bridge, a beached boat, or a wavering line of fence. I am fascinated by the changing colours and patterns of the agricultural scene, the brilliance of oilseed rape, or the dark shadows of potato furrows. There are also, on a small scale, even in Norfolk, all those areas which have been so carefully controlled, where the weeds grow high, and one can imagine oneself lost among them."

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Artist Biography

Born May 1933, the only daughter of two very artistic parents, Pauline studied Fine Art at the University of Reading 1951-1955, graduating with a BA Hons. After graduating she was awarded a three-year studentship by the Council for the Care of Churches to study conservation of paintings. For two years Pauline attended the Courtauld Institute of Art Technology Department, headed by Professor Stephen Rees Jones. From 1960 Pauline worked freelance. In her long career she has worked extensively all over the country on many notable conservation projects in a wide variety of locations from stately homes, colleges, churches and cathedrals, including projects for the National Trust and English Heritage. During her working life Pauline enjoyed her own art as a hobby. She benefitted from courses by distinguished teachers, for example Robin Child and Roy Freer. It was on her retirement from conservation that she immersed herself in her passion for painting and went on to develop an extensive collection of artistic work.