Arthur E. Davies RBA RCA, Blakeney Windmill, Norfolk

Arthur E. Davies RBA RCA, Blakeney Windmill, Norfolk – 1931 watercolour painting

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Arthur E. Davies RBA RCA, Blakeney Windmill, Norfolk – 1931 watercolour painting

An original 1931 watercolour painting, Arthur E. Davies RBA RCA, Blakeney Windmill, Norfolk.

A beautifully atmospheric watercolour by Norfolk artist Arthur Edward Davies RBA RCA (1893–1988). The view shows Blakeney tower corn windmill, just to the east of the village of Blakeney in Norfolk. The painting shows the mill in the 1930s, when its sails, dome and finial were still intact. Blakeney tower mill has been described as the oldest tower corn windmill standing in Norfolk. A similar view was painted by the East Anglian artist Edward Seagol in 1936.

Arthur E. Davies is famous for his Norfolk landscapes, which capture the ethereal quality of the region’s expansive fens, punctuated by the historic mills which are a testament to centuries of human industrial and agricultural effort.

In watercolour and graphite. Laid down on original backing paper.

This is one of two paintings by Davies that we have for sale.

All artworks come with a Certificate of Authenticity and—if it is a collection artwork—its accompanying collection text or artist biography.

Details

Signed: Signed lower left.

Inscribed: Inscribed below on backing paper.

Dated: Dated lower left.

Height: 24.3cm (9.6″) Width: 29.3cm (11.5″)

Condition: The paper is somewhat delicate at the lower left corner, with a 0.5cm repaired tear to the edge. Some very minor age toning, and faint creasing, including a line running vertically at the left side. Pinholes to the corners. Please see photos for detail.

Presented: Unframed.

Arthur Edward Davies (1893–1988) was born at Pontrhydygroes in rural Wales. He studied at Dublin Metropolitan School of Art, before enlisting for duty during the First World War in 1917. It was a clerical posting that brought him first to East Anglia, living first at Cambridge then from 1923, in Norwich. He found inspiration in the ancient landscapes of Norfolk and Suffolk, his work spanning a period of over sixty-five years and documenting the lost and diminishing landmarks of the region. He also painted views in London, France and his native Wales.

Arthur E. Davies was elected to The Royal Society of British Artists in 1939 and to the Royal Cambrian Society in 1942. He exhibited at the Royal Academy for over thirty years, as well as locally with the Ipswich Art Club.

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