Michael Praed (b 1941)
Daniel Goddard, Head of the Pictures Department, considers the Cornish pictures
of the contemporary artist Michael Praed, who has a distinctive personal style.
The Cornish artist lives in Newlyn.
Michael J Praed (b 1941): Sweeping Moors (FS35/557). Estimate £150-£200.
Michael Praed was born in Cornwall in 1941 and studied at the Penzance and Falmouth
Schools of Art. He went on to teach art in Penzance for nearly thirty years
before working full-time on his own paintings.
Praed lives in the fishing port of Newlyn and his studio has views over the harbour
and across the bay to St Michael's Mount. His paintings of the Cornish coastline,
sea and cliffs have a distinctive personal style. The strong, near vertical lines
and rust coloured formations that often pervade the coastal views evoke the granite
cliffs and harbours of West Cornwall.
Michael J Praed (b 1941): The Penwith Cliffs (FS35/555). Estimate £150-£200.
Praed's paintings have been exhibited widely in the UK and abroad for over forty
years. He has held solo shows in London and across Europe and is a member of the
Penwith Society of Artists and a former Chairman of the Newlyn Society
of Artists.
The Picture Auction
within the July 2017 Fine Sale on 11th July
2017 has four original painting by Praed, each with an estimate of £150-£250.
Michael J Praed (b 1941): Porthcurnow, 1988 (FS35/554). Estimate £150-£200.
Michael J Praed (b 1941): The Armed Knight and Enys Dodnan off Land's End(FS35/556).
Estimate £150-£200.
- Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood
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