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CHARLE W SIMPSON 1885 - 1971 OIL ON CANVAS "GULLS AND SURF"

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CHARLE W SIMPSON 1885 - 1971 OIL ON CANVAS "GULLS AND SURF"

Artist - Charles Walter Simpson 1885–1971

Title - Gulls in Breaking Waves

Medium - Oil on Canvas c1950s

Size - 41 x 51cm

Superb oil, in excellent condition by the celebrated British artist Charles Walter Simpson 1885 - 1971  



Charles Walter Simpson 1885–1971

Painter in oil, tempera and watercolour mainly of landscapes, marine pictures, animals, hunting scenes and birds; writer. Born in Camberley, Surrey, a riding accident prevented Simpson from pursuing a military career. Studied art in Paris at the Académie Julian and privately. Married Ruth Alison, a portrait painter. They moved to St Ives, Cornwall, in World War I, where they ran a painting school before moving on to London in 1924, and returning to Cornwall in 1931. Exhibited at RA, RI, Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts and Paris Salon. His work is owned by the Laing Art Gallery and Museum, Newcastle upon Tyne, and by galleries in Doncaster, Derby, Bournemouth and abroad.