Lot Essay
It has been suggested that the picture depicts a rear view of Glan-y-don, the Welsh seaside branch of a Manchester based mental hospital. The building is currently the Civic Centre of Colwyn Bay.
Details
A straw-work and gouache picture
depicting a view of Colwyn Bay, a large institutional building beyond a railway track with steam engines and carriages, sailing vessels in the foreground, in a glazed giltwood and gesso frame, mid 19th century -- 20¾in. x 25½in. (52.8 x 64.8cm), overall
depicting a view of Colwyn Bay, a large institutional building beyond a railway track with steam engines and carriages, sailing vessels in the foreground, in a glazed giltwood and gesso frame, mid 19th century -- 20¾in. x 25½in. (52.8 x 64.8cm), overall
Literature
James Ayres, English Naive Painting 1750-1900, Thames and Hudson, London and N.Y. 1981. Pl.146.