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Ernest Frederick Edwards (1914 – 2006)

“The Way to Constantine Bay”

Oil Painting on Canvas.  Painted in the 1970s

12 1/8” x 12 1/8” (307mm x 307mm)

Overall framed size 19 7/8” x 19 3/8” (505mm x 492mm)

Framed using ultra-violet filtering low reflect glass

Provenance:  The Estate of the Artist, the Artist’s widow

Illustrated in “Ernest Edwards Artist 1914 – 2006” by Carol Bernstein page 41.

The picture is shown upside down and without the title, subsequently provided by the Artist’s widow. 

The Artist’s name inscribed to reverse and a directional arrow depicting

which way up the picture is to be displayed. 

A copy of the book on the Artist accompanies this picture.                                                                                 IMAGE                      IMAGE

 

 

Ernest Frederick Edwards was born in Wimbledon in 1914 and after a period studying at Wimbledon School of Art, in 1932 he became the youngest student to enter the Fine Art School at the Royal College.  His time at the College was successful and his work highly regarded by tutors such as Gilbert Spencer and Charles Mahoney.  In 1947 he returned to Wimbledon School of Art until his retirement in 1979 working both part time and full time as Art Lecturer and for a number of years Head of the Fine Art Department.  Whilst full time teaching restricted the periods of time he could devote to his own work he was single minded and would disappear into his studio for many hours.  He always said that it was important to paint every day even if it was only for a few minutes and this he tried to do until his sight failed at the age of 90.  From 1938 he exhibited at the New English Art Club where his paintings were always purchased.   He was a regular exhibitor at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibitions from 1945 to 1999.   He was also represented by a number of other Galleries throughout his life including the Alresford Gallery, Winchester and the Rowley Gallery, London., the Augustine Gallery in Norfolk  and the 20th Century Gallery, Fulham etc.  In 1979 he had a one man show at the Wimbledon School of Art.

 

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