Torr Antiques & Decorative Arts

Description

Robert Tavener RE original, signed ink and watercolour painting of Priory Crescent and Trinity Church in Southover, Lewes, East Sussex, dating from 1985.
A charming, original ink & watercolour painting by Robert Tavener (1920 - 2004) which has never been framed. It is mounted within an off-white mount & protected with florist's cellophane.

Dimensions: Image 44 x 29 cm, Mount 50.5 x 39 cm

Emmamason.co.uk has a selection of his watercolours as well as linocuts, with prices for the former starting at about £600 for similar sized examples. This is an opportunity to purchase an original watercolour by this well known 20th Century English artist for less than half the retail price.

Biography
Robert Tavener, illustrator and printmaker, was born in London. After 6 years war service he attended Hornsey College of Art (1946-1950). He was head of Printmaking at Eastbourne College of Art and Design from 1953, later to become vice principal until he retired in 1980. He also taught at St Martins School of Art for one day a week. He did much illustration work as well as commissions for organisations such as Shell, the BBC, and London Transport. He was a senior fellow of the Royal Society of Painter/Printmakers. His work is held in over 25 public collections including the V+A and the Government Art Collection.

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