Simon B. Hodges

Simon B. Hodges (b.1956) - 20th Century Charcoal Drawing, Bath Abbey Interior

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A lively charcoal study by the artist Christian Julia (1921-1991) depicting a small church. Signed to the lower right. Well presented in a slim wooden frame. On paper. Image size: 49...

A detailed interior scene of King's College Chapel, Cambridge. Presented in a smart black frame and white card mount. Signed to the lower right. On watercolour paper.

The Chapel at Haddon Hall. Watercolour with gum arabic. Well presented in a maroon card mount and gilt effect frame with later photographs and an article on the chapel verso. Unsigne...

A striking perspective study of Coutances Cathedral, painted in watercolours by the British artist John Newberry (b.1934). Signed in graphite to the lower right. Presented in a narro...

Chester Cathedral - Drypoint Etching in Ink on Paper Dramatic drypoint etching by J. Alphege Brewer (British, 1881-1946). This composition shows the interior of Chester Cathedral in Brewer's characteristic style - highly detailed and with strong contrast. The scene encompasses the cathedral from floor to ceiling, capturing the immense size of the building. There are several people in the scene which contribute to the sense of scale. Signed by hand "J. Alphege Brewer" in the lower right corner. Titled "Chester Cathedral" in plate, lower left corner. Includes original card with artist's name. Presented in a new black mat with foamcore backing. Mat size: 16"H x 12"W Paper size: 10.75"H x 7.75"W James Alphege Brewer was well known in the early 20th century as a producer of color etchings of European cathedrals and other scenes of church, college, and community. He was born July 24, 1881, in the Kensington section of London, England, the son of Henry W. Brewer, noted artist of historical architecture and prominent convert to the Catholic Church, and the grandson of John Sherren Brewer, Jr., “the brilliant editor of the Calendar of Letters of Henry VIII.” His great uncle was E. Cobham Brewer, the polymath who compiled Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. Among his older siblings were the artist Henry C. Brewer and the organist and writer John Francis Brewer. Brewer attended the Westminster School of Art in London, where his brother Henry also trained. In 1910, he married Florence Emma Lucas, an accomplished painter in oil and watercolor, whose father was the noted landscape artist George Lucas and whose great uncle was David Lucas, the famous engraver for John Constable. Florence's brothers Edwin and George assisted Brewer in the printing of Brewer's etchings. Brewer exhibited at the Royal Academy (RA) and the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolour (RI), at the Paris Salon of the Académie des Beaux-Arts, and in the shows of the Royal Cambrian Academy (RCA). He became an associate of the Royal Cambrian Academy in 1929 and a full member in the last two years of his life. He was also a member of the Hampstead Society of Artists, the Society of Graphic Art, and the Ealing Arts Club, where he was first Honorary Art Secretary and then Honorary Art Chairman. Most of Brewer's larger etchings were published by Alfred Bell...

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Rare, antique drypoint etching pencil signed by the artist whose name is illegible, circa mid-19th century, England.

Signed drypoint, line engraving by Kenneth Steel signed at bottom in pencil. Tilted "ELY". Medium is line engraving or drypoint on paper. Dark and foreb...