COASTAL LANDSCAPE WITH HILLS AND MINE ENGINE
Oil on board
20 x 26 3/4 in. (51 x 68cm)
Signed lower right
24260
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This joyful painting captures various characteristic features of Tony Giles' work. There is the Cornish landscape with its prominent hedge systems, there is the sea, a mine engine house, a...
This joyful painting captures various characteristic features of Tony Giles' work. There is the Cornish landscape with its prominent hedge systems, there is the sea, a mine engine house, a building which is probably a chapel, and a harbour wall - all under a colourful sky which promises various kinds of weather.
For further information on the life and work of Tony Giles see John Branfield, TONY GILES: PAINTER OF CORNWALL'S MAN-MADE LANDSCAPE, Mingoose Books.
Provenance
From the estate of the artist
Literature
TONY GILES: PAINTER OF CORNWALL'S MAN-MADE LANDSCAPE by John Branfield (Mingoose Books). This book offers a deep understanding of the artist and his work.