Favourite works of art

[ABritAbroad 107]

One of my favourite painters, actually from Notts, Arthur Spooner. This painting of his of Goose Fair I'm especially fond of, to me it's just magical. I can smell and hear the sounds of the fair when I look at it. There are much clearer pics of it online if you wish to see, or even better, in person at Notts Castle.

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[Chulla 4,946]

I am not an appreciator of modern art - it's the Victorians for me. But there is always an exception, and for me this is it. It is titled 'Nighthawks', painted in 1942 by American artist Edward Hopper.

   I would imagine that most artists would like us to stand within the scene that they have painted, and not on the periphery looking in. With this picture I find it easy to imagine myself actually standing outside of the diner.

   It doesn't have much to say or show but it evokes the early morning desolation so well. I'd have it on my wall.

 

Had a problem capturing the image - hope it  posts alright.

 

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[Cliff Ton 10,458]

I've always liked that painting, very atmospheric.  And a very American subject; could there be a British (Nottingham) equivalent ?

 

[Jill Sparrow 10,304]

 

This is my all time favourite painting, although not a brilliant reproduction of it. John Atkinson Grimshaw's Silver Moonlight. It has a mesmeric effect on me. Love his work.

[FLY2 10,108]

I'm sure I've a framed print of this in the loft. I'll have to have a rummage after my BH holiday weekend.

[Chulla 4,946]

This time last year I posted a series of images of Christmas cards showing old motoring scenes, issued by the motoring charity BEN. During this month I will post the rest of them.

 

Ben card 11: A Bentley 3-litre shooting brake with 1928 30 cwt Dennis lorry in background

 

[plantfit 7,580]

Keep em coming Dave

 

Rog

[Chulla 4,946]

Ben card 11. Talbot 14/50 tourer (still n existence) with Ariel 550 cc side-valve with Watsonian Launch sidecar, and behind a Morris Minor 5 cwt van.

 

[Chulla 4,946]

Ben card 12.  An MG NA Airline Coupe and a Morris 8 van. The car is still in existence.

 

[Oztalgian 3,271]

Great post Chulla,

Just trying to recall what the adverts are... I've recognise the following

Rinso

Van Houtens Cocoa

Black Cat Bath Crystals

Fry's Five Boys Chocolates

The one just visibly near the radiator of the van Looks like Camp Coffee

I can't work out what the one that looks like a barrel on a yellow back ground is?

[Commo 1,292]

Chulla, love these Wheatland illustrations, a true blast of nostalgia for Nottstalgia!

[Chulla 4,946]

Oz, sorry I cannot identify the advert on the original card. It looks like the first letter is M. Being a village store, perhaps it is not a barrel but an tub of something, with a pressed-in lid. The scene is dated as 1930s.

 

Commo. Twelve more to come - some with chuff-chuffs in the pictures.

[FLY2 10,108]

I seem to remember seeing the tub one previously. Is it for molasses, syrup or treacle of some description ?

[Chulla 4,946]

That's what I thought F2. I thought I could just see an 's' in the word. the printing is made up of a series of dots, so fine detail not so clear. 

[FLY2 10,108]

I've just googled Enamel Advertising Signs, but nothing similar.

[TBI 2,351]

Some great pictures...I remember old signs for Nescafe showed just a cup with the name on...could it be that?

[Oztalgian 3,271]

An early Marmite jar?

[Chulla 4,946]

Ben card 13. No details for this one, but we can see that the LMS railway engine dates the scene to 1948 at the latest. The engine's number appears to be 5514, which makes it one of the Patriot Class, with the name Holyhead. The Bentley car is a Mk.V or Mk.VI, and there is a Morris  light lorry in the background. The MG sports car (I think) has a registration  of the late 1950/early 1960 period, so is an anachronism. The motorbike is an HRD,  later to become the Vincent.

   I could be wrong, but I thought that Power petrol was a wartime/early post-war fuel of low grade. 

 

Edit. Just realised that the wartime low-grade petrol was POOL.

 

[Commo 1,292]

The sports car is not an MG, could it be a Singer?  The registration would as you say appear to be inconsistent with the car.

Power petrol was certainly available into the early 60`s as Dad would drive miles past Esso and Shell stations to find it, making do with National Benzole if all else failed.

Edit - Power petrol is still available although not widely.

[TBI 2,351]

Yes, Commo, Singer Le Mans.

[Commo 1,292]

Thanks for the confirmation TBI, beautiful little roadsters.

Thinking about Power and National Benzole, seem to remember that they were often together on the same forecourt.

[loppylugs 8,427]

Great pictures, Chulla.  Thanks.  Seems like no matter how long you look at them you see more detail.

[FLY2 10,108]

No new ideas on the yellow poster in the first picture ? I've tried Googling tar products too, but drew a blank.

[Oztalgian 3,271]

Could it be a tin of Criddles Golden Syrup? like this one from oldshopstuff.com

[Brew 5,409]

It looks vaguely familiar to something I remember but I can't recall what. Looks like a cauldron to me with a brand across the middle. Or maybe a tin of summat.