Untitled
Errol le Cain (Singapore 1941-1989)
Category
Art / Drawings and watercolours
Date
1978 - 1979
Materials
Paper, wood, composition, glass and cardboard
Measurements
Image - 400 mm (width); 273 mm (height), Frame - 527 mm (width); 411 mm (height)
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 663870
Summary
A watercolour painting of a lavishly decorated banqueting hall, which has a long table laid with sumptuous dishes of food down the centre. Along the sides of the room are tables laid with piles of books, above which are framed pictures on the walls. On the back of the frame is a white label which reads 'Banquet hall from 'Fairy Tale Quest Exhibition' Original designs by Errol le Caine 1978 and 1979. Commissioned and presented to Sudbury Hall by 'Books for your Children'.'. The mount is of cream cardboard, and the frame is of wood with composition moulding at the front edges (painted in a gold colour), and a glass front.
Marks and inscriptions
On the black label on the back of the frame: 'PEAK GALLERY/ Original Paintings/ Picture Framing (ampersand) Restoration/ 27 Compton, Ashbourne/ Derbyshire/ Tel. Ashbourne 3869'
Makers and roles
Errol le Cain (Singapore 1941-1989), artist