TONY GILES
ST MAWGAN AIRFIELD, 1965
Oil on canvas
75cm x 100cm
Frame 99cm x 125cm (Modern)
Also said to be signed, inscribed and dated 1965 to verso, though this is now concealed by the frame.
Frame 99cm x 125cm (Modern)
Also said to be signed, inscribed and dated 1965 to verso, though this is now concealed by the frame.
Signed bottom left with spider and moth motifs, which he included in several paintings of this period.
19486
Photo: Lander Gallery
£650.00
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The planes take off from Newquay airport and head over the sea, with the glint of light on the sea and cliffs below. NB The white light top right of...
The planes take off from Newquay airport and head over the sea, with the glint of light on the sea and cliffs below.
NB The white light top right of this photograph is the effect of light on the varnish of the picture.
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.