We are lucky enough to have a number of unique works by Donald Hamilton Fraser available, and amongst them are some stunning paintings which we are offering on behalf of his estate.
Surrounded by water, it captures the serenity and perfection of this little pocket of the world, the composition framed as if one is floating on a boat. Highly acclaimed British painter Donald Hamilton Fraser - is renowned for his landscape and figurative works that have defined his long and successful career as an artist.
Click on the image to view and purchase this piece through our website. When talking about the work, Orr said: "With Vermeer in the back of my mind I went to Holland in I visited Delft but I failed to get inspired with any thing remotely Vermeeresque.
I did however pick up many observations in Friesland, Utrecht and Den Haag which combined together to make my own Dutch scene. The port at Harlingen was my main inspiration thronged with wonderful sailing boats. The combination of stone litho and silk screen gives a strong depth to the image. The subject had become a celebration of my favourite artists all of whom would share my enthusiasm for the harbour. Munch, Seurat and Caspar David Friedrich get a name check through the swing bridge as an optimistic image of the voyage we are all embarking on.
Lithography appeals to my sense of planning. The artist must conceive of an idea and execute it through careful forethought and prediction. It has to keep inspiration despite the schedules and technical demands. It is a production, and when everything goes right it should look effortless. Natural light casts coloured shapes and shadows on the ground that are in constant flux depending on the time of day and year. Scroll to view, and click on each image to view and purchase through our website.
He was a Royal Academician and has exhibited there since His first solo exhibition followed very shortly afterwards at Gimpel Fils, London, in His assessors included John Piper and Anthony Blunt.
In , Carel Weight took him on as a tutor in the painting school at the Royal College of Art where he remained for the next 25 years teaching alongside Peter Blake and Julian Trevelyan. Throughout his life Donald Hamilton Fraser was a voracious reader and contributed widely to artistic debate.
Donald Hamilton Fraser.
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