Douglas H. PINDER aka Ben GRAHAM signed and titled watercolor of Cornwall UK

Description: A long time well listed chronicler of Cornwall UK scenes in watercolor is Douglas H. PINDER also known by his art alias Ben GRAHAM . The painting is signed at LR Ben Graham and titled at LL Elephant Rock Tintagel Cornwall. It is done on paperboard which measures 11 1/2" x 18" . Good condition with a few mild waterspots. Shipping in US is 20. Douglas Houzen Pinder 1886-1949 Newquay ArtistPosted on 23, July 2013 by newquaytDouglas Houzen Pinder is one artist that spent many years in Newquay. Born in 1886 and with his father dying the following year, by 1901 he had moved, with his mother, to Newquay, where she was an Infant Mistress at a Boarding School, with Douglas articled to a local architect.In 1908 Douglas Pinder married married Edith Jane Osborne from St Wenn, near to Padstow and Wadebridge. He started to paint watercolours in 1911.During the 1914-1918 war, Pinder was a Conscientious Objector, a member of the Plymouth Brethren, and he took a job as a postman. His initial application for exemption was dismissed and Pinder had to answer questions about his faith and Christianity before being granted exemption from combatant service only, in June 1916.After the war he ventured to Egypt, having been commissioned to paint many desert scenes close to Port Said. After that he moved to Devon and returned to Newquay in 1930.Douglas Pinder, The Island, NewquayBy 1930 Douglas Pinder had his own art gallery, called Towan Studios, at 80 Fore Street, Newquay. Pinder painted many watercolours and a far smaller number of oils. He usually painted seascapes, often including detail which allowed the location to be clearly identified. He never owned a car, so the location of his paintings was limited to how far he could walk or travel on his bicycle, which was adapted to carry his painting equipment. He would also have been able to use public transport, or possibly occasional trips with friends or neighbours. Most of his paintings are of Newquay or the North Cornwall Coast.Pinder’s wife, Edith JH Pinder, died in the 1st quarter of 1949, aged 66 and Douglas died at 79 Mount Wise, Newquay, on 14 November 1949, aged just 63.After his death, in 1949, the studio property remained in the family. Read more: http://newquaytown.com/douglas-houzen-pinder-1886-1949-newquay-artist#ixzz7xqNOTKLZ

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