Alan Witney, Chilterns From Old Amersham

Alan Witney, Chilterns From Old AmershamThis vibrant 20th century oil painting by British artist Alan Witney (1914 1996) depicts a picturesque view in the Chilterns from Old Amersham. Witneys early years were spent in India where his father worked as a Christian missionary. One can imagine that the rich intense sunsets made quite an impression on the young man. In 1924, he moved to London with his mother and siblings and by the age of 25, he was employed as an art master in Bournemouth on

he moved to Munich to further his studies and soon forged an impressive career

Medium: Oil on canvasOverall size: 29½” x 41” / 75cm x 105cmYear of creation: c

It looks very similar in a photograph from the period

Medium: Oil on canvasOverall size: 23½” x 28½” / 60cm x 72cmYear of creation: c

This early 20th-century etching by Stefan Eggeler (1894-1969) depicts the artist in contemplation

feels Italian

For ladies

200 achieved for an oil painting in 2002

which creates a powerful sense of chiaroscuric drama

This stylish late 19th-century still life by W Erich Taefflinger depicts an arrangement of oranges

It’s a modest meal - accompanied by oil

These Summer escapes to the beaches close to home served as a tonic