£1,300
Bryan Pearce (British, 1929-2006) - '550 Miles by Sea', watercolour on paper, titled below and signed in pencil, 21 x 28 cm, frame dimensions: 36.5 x 43 cm, mounted and framed with UV protected glass, together with photocopied pages from the book: 'Bryan Pearce - The Artist and His Work' (Janet Axten, Sansom & Company), which includes this painting.
Bryan Pearce was recognised as one of Britain's leading naïve painters of the 20th century, with a style compared to, and undoubtably inspired by, Alfred Wallis. Born in St. Ives, Pearce began drawing and painting in watercolours in 1953 during the height of the post-war St. Ives School art movement. Peter Lanyon said of him: 'Because his sources are not seen with a passive eye, but are truly happenings, his painting is original.'
In good condition, crease running vertically from about 3" in from top right hand side to about 1.5" bottom righ hand side.
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