Fine Art - John Cartwright - The White Picket Fence

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Description - Original oil by listed artist John Cartwright (1950- )
Medium - Oil on Board
Signature - Signed 'John Cartwright' lower right
Title Of Work - 'The White Picket Fence'
Image Size - 120mm x 400mm
Framed Size -  300mm x 560mm
Condition of Image - Excellent
Condition of Frame - Very Good

John Richard Cartwright was born in Leeds, England in 1950 and migrated to Australia with his family as a teenager in 1966. He was educated at the University of Western Australia. John is a self-taught artist with an individualist approach to his art. He has developed his own technique of incising the paint surface to give line and form together with gently washed colours, which succeed in producing some unique effects. He has experimented extensively with this method to create his individual style. His subject matter is predominantly the landscape of the South West of Western Australia with emphasis on the houses, trees and surrounding bush land. John is a very spiritual person and his paintings can be seen to show mans life from the earthly tenuous hold symbolized by twisting pathways, cottages and trees holding to the earth and reaching up through life’s journey to the celestial. The paraphernalia of the bush cottages, the water tanks, abandoned cartwheels, farm animals and domestic pets appear often, providing a whimsical aspect to his works.

John has painted full time since the mid 1970’s and has exhibited in every Australian capital city with critical acclaim. He is listed fin ollowing standard biographical reference: Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 109.

John’s work appeals on two different levels for some it’s simplistic innocence is sufficient reward whilst for others there is the artist’s philosophy to ponder on. Whatever the motivation a ‘’Cartwright” has become a major feature in many corporate and private collections and are treasured possessions in many homes. His style is instantly recognizable to most gallery-goers in Australia.

Awards - Harvey Art Prize 1980, Katanning Art Prize (Landscape) 1993

Over 57 works by John Cartwright have been sold by auction in Australia and New Zealand by Auction Houses including: McKenzies Auctioneers Perth, Gregsons Perth, Jand oel's melbourne.

Highest Price at Auction - $1,100.00
'Country Cottage', $1,100, Oil on board, signed lower right, 120 x 91 cm, Gregsons Perth 25/08/1992, Lot No. 53A

Authentication And Guarantees - Painting bears artist's signature lower right.

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