GEORGE MANCHESTER ARCA 1922-1996

ORIGINAL OIL ON BOARD

TITLE: SANTA MARIA DELLA SALUTE

A view of Santa Maria della Salute by George Manchester 1922-1996 in the Modern British manner. The work is signed to the lower left, undated and signed and titled verso on an old label.

Verso Label:

Surname: MANCHESTER

Christian Name: GEORGE

Address: Studio Flat 2, 5 Alton Road, Roehampton, SW15.

Title of Work: S. Maria della Salute!

Number referred to on form 3.

In good overall condition, scratch to the mooring post in the foreground, two minor fakes to the sky and minor craquelure above the signature. The frame fabric inset is lightly foxed. Light restoration required.

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Painter, especially of landscape, in the Impressionistic Modern British style, mural artist and teacher. Studied at Beckenham Art School with Thomas Freeth, 1946–50, then at Royal College of Art, 1950–3, where his teachers included Ruskin Spear and John Minton. Exhibitions included RA, Young Contemporaries, Beaux Arts Gallery, Leicester Galleries and one-man shows which included Redfern Gallery in 1950s. Retrospective of George Manchester and Basil Nubel’s work was held at Bloxham Galleries in 2002.

Size – 14 ¾ inch (Overall Frame Height)

Size – 21 ¼ inch (Overall Frame Length)

Size – 11 ¼ inch (Overall Image Height)

Size – 17 ¾ inch (Overall Image Length)

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