John Harvey
ARTIST: John Harvey STISA (1935-2023) British
TITLE: “Cornstooks Zennor Cornwall”
SIGNED: unsigned – acquired directly from the artists family
MEDIUM: oil on canvas
SIZE: 89cm x 75cm inc frame
CONDITION: excellent
PRICE: £700
DETAIL: John Harvey was born in Plymouth in 1935. After an initial career in printing and commercial art he studied at Camberwell School of Art and Crafts in London. Subsequently he taught art at a Cornish School before retiring early to concentrate on his own painting. He lived in Penzance, drawing from the wide range of subjects around him particularly the North Cornish coast and beaches at St Ives, Porthmeor, Zennor and to Pendeen. Most of his paintings were completed on the spot and combined with drawings frequently become studies for larger studio paintings. John Sadly died in 2023.
ARTIST: John Harvey STISA (1935-) British
TITLE: “On The Rocks At Pendeen Cornwall”
SIGNED: unsigned, from the artists studio
MEDIUM: oil on board
SIZE: 59cm x 41cm framed
CONDITION: excellent
PRICE: £sold
DETAIL: John Harvey was born in Plymouth in 1935. After an initial career in printing and commercial art he studied at Camberwell School of Art and Crafts in London. Subsequently he taught art at a Cornish School before retiring early to concentrate on his own painting. He lived in Penzance, drawing from the wide range of subjects around him. Most of his paintings are completed on the spot and combined with drawings frequently become studies for larger studio paintings.
