Pool of London River Thames, England, an original mid century watercolour painting by Douglas Gerald Harcourt Burrage (1890 - 1966) in a period frame and mount, signed recto lower left in paint. Approx sizes: Framed 20” x 24” or 51 cm x 61 cm; sheet 14 ½” x 18 ½” or 37 cm x 47 cm; visible 13” x 17 ½” or 33 cm x 45 cm. Provenance - the painting carries a label ‘The Lord Mayors Art Award’ verso with title and the original selling price of £30 Guineas.
Please note: These photos were taken with the glass in the frame so there are reflections.
Examined out of frame and appears to be as originally painted. Frame and mount offered as used and of no commercial value. Backboard fragile. Unfortunately the glass has to be removed to avoid the risk of breakage and to comply with carriers’ requirements. All intact if collected by appointment. Replacement glass easily cut to size locally. Our photographs form part of the description.
Artist Biography:
Douglas Gerald Harcourt Burrage (1890 - 1966), for a while a proof reader on the Surrey Mirror, had seen Lord George Sanger's Circus passing along Redhill High Street when he was only six years of age. Its colour and music, Red Indians, princesses, clowns and cowboys thrilled him and created a lasting impression.
He emigrated to western Canada where he was a ranch hand, painter, lumberjack, author, farmhand and engineer among other things. All of this was interrupted by WW1 when he saw service with Canadian forces at Vimy Ridge, Ypres and the Somme.
After the war he returned to Canada where he found he could draw and paint. He became involved in this activity but apparently made little money from it, getting his living by making toys and games in a factory in the United States.
He returned to England where he took a studio in Chelsea. While on a sketching tour of Kent he not only witnessed another travelling circus but amazingly got an invitation to join it and become a clown, which he did. Combining the two activities - clown and artist - worked well for him. A water colour entitled 'A Waterfront' was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1948 (see page 73 of Catalogue) and a book called 'Broken hearted Clown' was published in 1964. He was interviewed by Cliff Michelmore in a TV programme on that occasion. (c. Redhill Reigate History with thanks))
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