There's been a bit of '50s love' going on
in one corner of our living room!
As I was faffing about (like you do),
I found myself almost jumping into these pictures, which I
bought a couple of years ago from 'The Girls' Own Store' in Bridport.
The more I look at these paintings, the more I love them!
But, do you know, I'd never really noticed the artist's name
signed in the corner of each.
George Hann
Who was he?
Who was he?
I did a bit of investigating.
George Hann 1900-1979
A painter in oils of French and English cityscapes,
harbours and still life, George Hann lived and worked in Brighton.
where he gained a reputation as an English impressionist.
He painted many London scenes and he also
spent a lot of time in France, where he was inspired by city life,
French architecture and French artists.
He painted many London scenes and he also
spent a lot of time in France, where he was inspired by city life,
French architecture and French artists.
I couldn't find much more information but
I did, however, come across a few more of his paintings,
which I rather like
So there you go!!
Back to my faffing !
;-)
Those pictures by George Hann are Very 1950s, aren't they? I feel I could step into them wearing a shirtwaister (in my latest Artigiano catalogue there is a shirtwaister dress, believe it or not - what goes around, comes around!) and a French pleat of a hairstyle (not a beehive, that was later in the early 1960s) and 'flatties'. I'd be listening to Charles Trenet singing "La Mer" and splashing myself with Je Reviens ...
ReplyDeleteMargaret P
Lovely. I feel sure my Mum and Dad had a couple of his prints of Paris when I was little. I remember a Seine riverside and Eiffel tower
ReplyDeleteTwiggy x
They are so atmospheric. I can understand why you love them so much. Thanks for sharing them.
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Daisy xx
Who was he?
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What was he or it?
George Hann was and still is typically used in the terms of social history and architecture.
Much in the same way Victoria Hann and subsequently Elizabeth Hann were terms used to describe similar eras.
Love your faffing and the pictures.
ReplyDeleteCarol xx
Wow love your 50's china gorgeous pattern, and those prints are lovely, dee xx
ReplyDeleteLove your china. My Mum has some similar pieces in her display cabinet depicting cafe scenes.
ReplyDeleteGood faffing and liking the pictures too x
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