Description
An idyllic little watercolour by renowned Cornish artist T H Victor, although this one is signed under his pseudonym of W Sands. This is a scene looking out to sea across a bay from Cape Cornwall, with the Cape and it’s lighthouse on the clifftop across the small bay, in the distance. It is framed glazed and mounted. The frame dimensions are 35 x 30 cm (13.5″ x 12″) with the painting itself measuring 17 x 11 cm (6.5″ x 4.5″). This picture is one of a pair with the painting of St Ives in a matching frame and mount.
Thomas Herbert Victor (British 1894 -1980). T H Victor was born in Mousehole in Cornwall, went to art school in Penzance and spent his life painting watercolour scenes of Mousehole, Newlyn, Penzance and The Lizard Peninsular. He never left Cornwall but became one of the foremost Cornish watercolour artist of the early to mid 20th century. He also painted under the pseudonym W Sands.
