Fisherman’s Cove SOLD
Signed watercolour measuring 28.5cm x 36cm. Estate stamp verso. A few very small foxing spots to sky (mentioned for thoroughness rather than pointing to an
Ethelbert White (1891-1972) studied at St John’s Wood Art School, 1911–12, early on becoming friends with advanced painters such as Mark Gertler and C R W Nevinson. White and Nevinson together painted a Futurist version of Hampstead Heath on Fair Day for the 1913 AAA exhibition. White exhibited with the LG and NEAC from 1916. First one-man show at the Paterson and Carfax Gallery in 1921. Illustrated a number of books, including Cyril Beaumont’s Impressions of the Russian Ballet, Richard Jefferies’ The Story of my Heart and Henry Thoreau’s Walden, indicating a love of the countryside which inspired many of his pictures. White was a regular exhibitor at the RA and RWS. Travelled widely in Ireland, France and Spain. Memorial exhibition Fine Art Society, 1979. Lived in London.
Signed watercolour measuring 28.5cm x 36cm. Estate stamp verso. A few very small foxing spots to sky (mentioned for thoroughness rather than pointing to an