Summary
An extremely busy scene of the Wharf, St Ives, by Leonard A Pownall appearing in Lays Auctions, Penzance, on Thursday, is of a time long gone when days took 24 hours to pass and everyone had time to stop and chat awhile with their neighbour. In the foreground a woman is working on a bowl of washing as a man with horse and cart is heaving a heavy basket in place on the cart, while the horse waits patiently.
Beyond these two figures are more figures, mostly enjoying a few words with others beneath a hot and sultry sky. Work is long and arduous, yet everyone seems happy and content with their lot in this signed image, 14 x 19.5in (35.5 x 49.5cm) with a guide of pounds400- pounds500.See the full content of this document
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Tranquillity of Bygone Days Is Caught On Canvas
By comparison, Walter Langley's watercolour Sail Loft, Newlyn, is almost deserted by comparison as in the distance i...
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