Ruth Gervis (1894-1988) - Mid 20th Century Watercolour Garden of La Lorna

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Description

A charming watercolour depiction of an idyllic garden in bright sunlight. Signed in graphite to the lower right. Presented in a glazed gilt frame. On paper.

Condition

In fine condition.

Size

37 x 27cm (14.6" x 10.6")
Framed Size: 55 x 45cm (21.7" x 17.7")

Artist Biography

Painter and etcher of marine subjects. He was the eldest son of Captain J Langmaid, who was an engineer in the Royal Navy. Langmaid joined the Royal Navy in 1910 and went to sea at the beginning of the World War I serving at the Dardenelles in HMS “Agamemnon” where he made official sketches for landings. After the war Rowland Langmaid studied at the Royal Academy Schools and the Royal College of Art. A highly accomplished engraver as well as a painter in oil and watercolour with a style similar to the famous marine artist W L Wyllie with whom he collaborated in Sea Fights of the Great War, 1914-18. Langmaid returned to the Active List in 1939 in the rank of Lieutenant Commander and served as official Admiralty artist to the Commander-in-Chief Mediterranean Fleet from 1941 to 1943. He died in Calle de la Bolsa, Malaga, Spain.

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SKU rq350
Artist Ruth Gervis (1894-1988)
Date Mid 20th Century
Dimensions 37 x 27cm
Medium Watercolour
Subject Landscape
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