John Constable 3 (Original)
Medium: Watercolour on Paper
Size: 10" x 7" (254mm x 178mm)
Date: 1965
Code: LeaPaint1
This is the unique original Watercolour painting by Frank Marsden Lea.
An original watercolour. Constable had to make his own colours, and spent a great deal of time at this tedious job before he could embark on the actual painting. As only a small quantity could be mixed at a time; matching was important. This is the original artwork for one of the illustrations on p23 of Look and Learn issue no 185 (31 July 1965).
- Artist BiographyFrank Marsden Lea (born 1910; UK)
Frank Marsden Lea, born 1910. A talented artist and illustrator who, inter alia, designed posters for London County Council Tramways 1928-1932 and painted many illustrations for Look and Learn during the 1960s.
He trained at the Nottingham Art School; 1916-1917 and also attended Manchester School of Art.