AN EXHIBITION OF WORKS BY EDWARD HOLROYD PEARCE
AN EXHIBITION OF WORKS BY EDWARD HOLROYD PEARCE (1901 – 1990) All works are available to purchase from this catalogue Exhibition: 9th – 18th June Monday to Friday: 10am – 6pm Saturday: 11am – 4pm Any other time by appointment
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he mantle of “talented amateur” is often used to describe artists who for whatever reason have not made selling their paintings their only means of financial survival. Our June exhibition is a fascinating example of such an artist. Lord Pearce of Sweethaws was a distinguished Law Lord, Lord Justice of Appeals and a privy councillor, whose talent as an artist was recognised from an early age but is only now being shown to a wider audience. Pearce, a Law Lord, painter and collector was the son -in -law of the celebrated artist Bertram Priestman and friend and travelling companion of Edward Seago (1910 -1974). Their frequent trips as the painting trio, travelling in Seago’s Austin Seven, were a period of great productivity for the young Pearce and inspired him in the true tradition of ‘en plein air’ painting. Their days followed a very similar pattern – picnicking on the salt marshes, painting one picture before lunch and then a second in the afternoon.
Front cover: High Summer, Sweethaws, Sussex, 10 x 14 inches (Page 34) Back cover: On the Alde 81, Suffolk Signed. Inscribed with title verso 10 x 14 inches (Page 12)
The freshness and ease in which Pearce observes his subject and lays down his paint in such a spontaneous and confident manner is reflected in all his work. He is never daunted in his quest to capture the perfect land or seascape. His constant observation of the effects of light and the relationship of clouds, sea and snow in his composition are a continuing theme throughout his life. It is fitting that this exhibition coincides with the centenary of the birth of Edward Seago and will I am sure establish Pearce as an artistic name in his own right, elevating him above the rank of “talented amateur”.
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Italian lake, Signed and dated ‘73, 16 x 20 inches
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Industrial seascape, Signed, 10 x 14 inches
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Loch Linnhe - Ballachulish, Scotland, Signed. Extensively inscrived with title verso, dated Aug ‘61, 10 x 14 inches
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Dorset Coast, Signed. Inscribed with title verso, 10 x 14 inches
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St Ives, Signed. Inscribed with title verso, 10 x 14 inches
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Carbis Bay, Cornwall, Signed. Inscribed with title verso, 10 x 14 inches
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The Garden - Sweethaws, Sussex, Inscribed verso, 10 x 14 inches
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Winterhorn Valley, Switzerland, Inscribed on exhibition label verso, 10 x 14 inches
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Haystack and view, Sussex, 10 x 14 inches
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Early summer landscape, Sweethaws, Sussex, Inscribed verso, 10 x 14 inches
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St Benets, Norfolk Signed and dated ‘72. Inscribed with title verso, 10 x 14 inches
On the Alde 81, Suffolk Signed. Inscribed with title verso 10 x 14 inches
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Lake scene, 10 x 14 inches
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Skye from the sea, Signed. Inscribed with title verso, 10 x 14 inches
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Lugano, Switzerland, Signed. Inscribed with title verso, 10 x 14 inches
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Brechorn from Wengen, Signed and dated ‘57. Inscribed verso, 10 x 14 inches
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Weisshorn from Gornergrat, Switzerland, Signed and dated ‘48. Inscribed with title verso, 10 x 14 inches
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Lake Geneva from Vevey, Switzerland, Signed and dated ‘49. Inscribed with title verso, 10 x 14 inches
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Late Summer, Sweethaws, Sussex, 10 x 14 inches
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Grand Combin from Verbier, Signed. Inscribed verso with title, dated Sept ‘58, 10 x 14 inches
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Battleships, 10 x 14 inches
Walberswick Ferry, Suffolk, Signed and dated ‘78 Inscribed with title verso 10 x 14 inches
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Bretaille above Villars, Signed and dated ‘81. Inscribed with title verso, 10 x 14 inches
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Watermill Farm, Suffolk, Signed and dated ‘72. Inscribed with title verso, 10 x 14 inches
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Summer landscape, Sweethaws, Sussex, 10 x 14 inches
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Mothercombe Beach, Devon, Signed. Inscribed with title verso, 10 x 14 inches
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Aletchhorn from Samplan, Signed with initials and dated ‘53. Inscribed with title verso, 10 x 14 inches
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Alnmouth, Northumberland, Autumn ‘56, Signed. Inscribed with title verso, 10 x 14 inches
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Gairloch, Scotland, Signed. Inscribed with title verso, 10 x 14 inches
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Irises in the garden, Signed and dated ‘74, 10 x 14 inches
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Achill Island, Ireland, Signed. Inscribed with title verso, 10 x 14 inches
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Skye from Kyle 80, Signed and dated ‘80. Also inscribed with title verso, 10 x 14 inches
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View from Achill Island, Ireland, Signed, Inscribed with title verso 10 x 14 inches
Looking towards Kent from Sweethaws, Sussex Signed and dated ‘71. Inscribed with title verso 10 x 14 inches
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Summer Haze, Sussex, Signed and dated ‘73, 10 x 14 inches
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High Summer, Sweethaws, Sussex, 10 x 14 inches
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Winter landscape, Sussex, Signed and dated ‘70, 10 x 14 inches
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Stokes Bay, Devon, Signed also inscribed with Title and dated 1964 verso, 10 x 14 inches
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Dunrobin, Scotland, Signed. Inscribed with title verso, 10 x 14 inches
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Anglesey from Plas Dunes with Buckleys, Signed and dated ‘75. Inscribed with title verso, 10 x 14 inches
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Joyces Country - Loch Corrib, Ireland Signed. Inscribed with title verso 10 x 14 inches
Evening at Maloia from Selo Maria Aug 51, Signed Inscribed and dated verso Aug 27 1951 10 x 14 inches
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S Italy from the Struthamon, Signed, dated and inscribed. Also inscribed verso, 10 x 14 inches
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Vegetable garden, 10 x 14 inches
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Formal Garden, 8½ x 10½ inches
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The coast of Antrim, Ireland, Signed. Inscribed with title verso, 10 x 14 inches
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Eire. Before sailing sailing home to Holyhead, Signed. Inscribed with title verso, 10 x 14 inches
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Summer landscape, Sussex, 8 1/4 x 10½ inches
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PRICES Page Title 2
Italian lake
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Industrial seascape
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Price
Page Title
Price
£1,700
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Mothercombe Beach, Devon
£1,500
£950
26
Aletchhorn from Samplan
£1,400
Loch Linnhe - Ballachulish, Scotland
£1,000
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Dorset Coast
£1,300
Alnmouth, Northumberland, Autumn ‘56
£1,200
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St Ives
£900
28
Gairloch, Scotland
£1,200
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Carbis Bay, Cornwall
£820
29
Irises in the garden
£850
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The Garden - Sweethaws, Sussex
£950
30
Achill Island, Ireland
9
Winterhorn Valley, Switzerland
£850
31
Skye from Kyle 80
£850
10
Haystack and view, Sussex
£950
32
View from Achill Island, Ireland
£800
11
Early summer landscape, Sweethaws, Sussex
32
Looking towards Kent from Sweethaws, Sussex
£800
12
St Benets, Norfolk
£900
33
Summer Haze, Sussex
£1,100
12
On the Alde 81, Suffolk
£950
34
High Summer, Sweethaws, Sussex
£1,100
13
Lake scene
£920
35
Winter landscape, Sussex
14
Skye from the sea
£1,100
36
Stokes Bay, Devon
15
Lugano, Switzerland
£1,400
37
Dunrobin, Scotland
16
Brechorn from Wengen
£1,800
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Anglesey from Plas Dunes with Buckleys £850
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Weisshorn from Gornergrat, Switzerland £950
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Joyces Country - Loch Corrib, Ireland
18
Lake Geneva from Vevey, Switzerland £1,600
39
Evening at Maloia from Selo Maria Aug £850
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Late Summer, Sweethaws, Sussex
£1,100
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S Italy from the Struthamon
20
Grand Combin from Verbier
£1,000
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Vegetable garden
£850
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Battleships
£500
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Formal Garden
£600
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Walberswick Ferry, Suffolk
£650
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Bretaille above Villars
£980
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The coast of Antrim, Ireland
£950
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Watermill Farm, Suffolk
£850
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Eire. Before sailing sailing home to Holyhead
£800
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Summer landscape, Sweethaws, Sussex £1,100
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Summer landscape, Sussex
£950
£1,100
£1,100
£620 £1,600 £980 £850 £1,000
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