NZ & International Fine Art - Part One Wednesday, 9 September 2020 - 6:00 PM start

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Bill Sutton - Coventry Cathedral

Realised: $4,000 plus premium

Lot Details

William A (Bill) Sutton (1917-2000) Coventry Cathedral oil on canvas board signed and dated 'W A SUTTON '47' (lower right) 44 x 49cm William (Bill) Sutton spent most of his life in Christchurch, apart from two years from 1947–49 studying and painting in Britain and Europe. This time away helped attune his eyes to the distinctive qualities of the local regional landscape. ‘In 1947 Bill set sail for the United Kingdom to see and do as much as possible, and study for a while at the Anglo-French Art Centre, St John's Wood, London. "It was an interesting school, always lots of activity; one joined, bought a book of tickets and peeled one off for each attendance. After a while I had had enough of studio work and went back only for special lectures, sometimes delivered in French, with an interpreter at hand. There were always fascinating exhibitions from Paris hung in the Gallery-Cafeteria." But London was bursting at the seams with exhibitions, and these, together with a visit to the Continent, provided the stimulus he was needing, and led him out of the set pattern he had accepted at Art School. D P Millar, Director Dowse Art Gallery (November, 1972)