Stanley Orchart (1920-2005) - 20th Century Watercolour Cottages, Saffron Walden

Description

A fine watercolour street scene with graphite details by the British artist Stanley Orchart (1920-2005), depicting cottages in the town of Saffron Walden, Essex, England. The artist has a meticulous technique, with subtle shading producing a good sense of depth and realism in the composition. Signed.

Condition

In very good condition overall. There is some light mount burn and discolouration, particularly along the top edge.

Size

25.3 x 35.4cm (10" x 13.9")
Sheet: 27.9 x 38.2cm (11" x 15")

Artist Biography

Stanley Orchart (1920-2005) was a painter born in Walthamstow, London. He was a landscape artist who worked in watercolours, oils, pen and ink and also made lithographs. Orchart was an engineering student in Leeds and while in that city attended evening classes at Leeds School of Art. Until the late 1950's he worked in the oil industry turning to professional art c.1960. Though often described as working in East Anglia, he also painted in Norfolk, Cambridgeshire, Huntingdonshire, Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire. He was best known for his portrayals of the English countryside in both oils and watercolours. Stanley Orchart lived in Great Staughton, Cambridgeshire and spent most of his life working in Bedfordshire and East Anglia. Examples of his work are held in the collections of Cecil Higgins Art Gallery, Bedford, Luton Culture and St. Albans Museums. His work is frequently reproduced as prints and he usually signed his work with his surname and an abbreviated date.