Edward Holroyd-Pearce ( )

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1 Edward Holroyd-Pearce ( )

2 1 Edward Holroyd-Pearce ( ) SELLING EXHIBITION Wednesday 14th May Wednesday 21st May Monday to Friday 10.00am 6.00pm Evenings and Weekends by appointment Works from this exhibition are available from receipt of this catalogue.

3 2 The 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 May 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. This our third exhibition of Holroyd Pearce, is illustrative of his artists broad spectrum of subjects. 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 ( ). 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. 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.

4 Loch Fleet from Skelbo Signed and dated Aug 71 1,300 3

5 Firth of Dornoch Signed and dated 74 1,200 4

6 Albuferia Signed 1,400 5

7 Boats at Albuferia, Algarve, Portugal Signed 1,200 6

8 Locarno Dated verso 86 1,500 7

9 Sweethaws Signed and dated

10 Arnside Signged 950 9

11 From Sweethaws towards Kent Signed and dated

12 St Ives Harbour Signed 1,200 11

13 Lake Windermere Signed and dated 76 1,300 12

14 Lake Locarno Signed 1,500 13

15 Autostrada Signed and dated 67 1,500 14

16 Kyle of Lochalsh Signed

17 Scotland croft and haystack Signed 1,200 16

18 Lavendue France Signed and dated 65 1,200 17

19 Illhorn Signed and dated

20 Arnside Signed

21 La Fues (Harbour Scene) 1,400 20

22 Shetland from John O Groats Signed and dated 71 1,200 21

23 From Oban towards Ardgour Signed 1,300 22

24 The Cuillin from Elgol Signed and dated 65 1,100 23

25 Skye from Port Henderson Signed

26 Zambesi Signed 1,200 25

27 Skye from Kyle of Loch Alsh Signed and dated 74 1,300 26

28 Herbaceous Border 1,400 27

29 Beach huts poss Aldeburgh Signed and dated 72 1,100 28

30 Amalfi Coast 1,500 29

31 Moored sailing boat on loch with castle Signed 1,100 30

32 Lighthouse and crofts 1,100 31

33 Estuary scene - boats and buildings Signed and dated 57 1,200 32

34 Castle by loch 1,100 33

35 Irish Landscape Signed

36 Italian Hill Town Signed 1,400 35

37 Venice 1,100 36

38 Mountain Landscape Signed 1,200 37

39 Italian Landcape, sky study verso Signed 1,300 38

40 Yacht off Scottish harbour 1,400 39

41 Dorset Coast Signed. Inscribed with title verso 1,300 40

42 Stokes Bay, Devon Signed also inscribed with title and dated 1964 verso 1,300 41

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