Christopher Hughes

Christopher Hughes - Contemporary Watercolour, Chipping Campden

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A fine watercolour by the British artist John Weston Gough, depicting an English town with church spire and rolling hills in the distance. Presented in a distressed gilt frame and cr...

This delightful watercolour by South West artist Simon Hodges depicts a view down Upper Church Street, with the tower of St. Stephens visible above the Ge...

A delicate watercolour study of a street in Chipping Campden by Alfred Henry Hart. Well presented in a wash-line mount and gilt effect frame. Signed to the lower right. On watercolou...

An accomplished watercolour painting by the British artist Tom Clough. The scene depicts a charming village street with half-timbered houses and figures in the distance. Signed. Pres...

Castle Combe . The Cotswolds. Often thought to be the prettiest village in England. Beautiful Cotswold stone houses, church and bridge in this stunning English village. This 9 in x...

Title: British Original Watercolor of a Church and Tudor Houses in a Village Setting By Anthony Avery (British 1946-2023) Original watercolor on artists paper, unframed Dimensions: 1...

Artist: Ken Burton (English, 1946-) Title: "Greatford, Somerset" *Signed by Burton lower right Year: 1988 Medium: Original Watercolor on heavy wove paper Framing: Not framed, but bea...

We acquired a series of paintings from Claude Muncaster's studio. To find more scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this seller." Claude Muncaster (1903-1974) The Old George Inn, South Cerney, Gloucestershire Dated October 1952 to reverse Signed lower left and further signed to reverse Pencil and Watercolour 20x30cm Muncaster's watercolours capture the English countryside feel with great competence. Here, the Old George Inn (which still exists, though in less splendid isolation) is captured charmingly. Claude Grahame Muncaster, RWS, ROI, RBA, SMA was the son of Oliver Hall RA. At the age of fifteen his career as a landscape painter began, and he soon took to the seas, spending the 1920s and 30s travelling the world with his sketchbook in a series of vessels. With the outbreak of war and he joined the RNVR training as a navigator. Having left school at fifteen his mathematics was very weak and it was a relief for all when his artistic talents meant he was recruited as a camofleur. A master of capturing seascapes he was therefore able to hide huge ships ‘in plain sight’ with clever disguises. After the war he painted for the Royal Family and was a frequent guest at Sandringham. Claude Muncaster was a watercolourist known for his landscapes and maritime scenes. He was born Grahame Hall, the son of the Royal Academician Oliver Hall who taught his son to paint from an early age; Grahame first exhibited his work aged 15 and a few years later was showing at the RA. However, he adopted the name Claude Muncaster in 1922 to dissociate his career from that of his father. Muncaster’s primary choice of subject matter came from a genuine love of the sea. He made several long-distance sea voyages, including one around the Horn...