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Terence
Cuneo
Terence Cuneo CVO,OBE
Born 1st November 1907 , Died 3rd January 1996. Terence Cuneo
was not only one of the worlds greatest military painters, he
also one of the top railway artists as well. Terence Cuneo was
also the official artist for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth
II in 1953. Terence Cuneo was born in London on November 1st
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His parents Cyrus and
Nell were both artists who met while studying with Whistler in
Paris. Terence Cuneo studied at the Chelsea Polytechnic and
Slade School of Art. He became an illustrator for a number of
magazines and book publishers. During World War Two Terence
Cuneo joined the army and became a sapper but also worked with
the War Artists Advisory Committee, and in this role he produced
illustrations of various factories during wartime and other
wartime events. Soon after the end of the war Terence Cuneo was
commissioned to produce a series of paintings of railways and
their locomotives. And this was followed by being appointed the
official artist for the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, which
helped promote Terence Cuneo to a worldwide audience and a
number of major commissions followed. (An interesting trademark
Cuneo painted in his paintings is a little mouse.) A major part
of his paintings were commissioned by various British regiments
and many of these terrific paintings are shown here In 1994
Cranston Fine Arts approached Terrence Cuneo to reproduce a
number of these historical art paintings and with his consent
and the consent of the regiments involved a total of 800 of each
print was re produced. Sadly in 1996 Terence Cuneo passed away,
but he has left us with a fantastic collection of fine paintings
of military history and steam locomotive paintings, which are
collected around the world and are very sought after. Terence
Cuneo was admired and respected by his peers and public and a
large bronze memorial statue of Terence Cuneo by Philip Jackson
stands in the concourse of Waterloo Station in London.
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Don
Breckon
Don Breckon was born in
1935 in Northamptonshire and is married with three children. He
trained at the Bath Academy of Art and went to teach art at
schools in Bedford and Reading. His painting during this period
ranged from city scapes to abstracts and other experimental
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He contributed regularly
to local galleries and to open exhibitions and in 1969 he
reduced his teaching to part time in order to develop his own
painting. His work was then becoming related to railway themes
and was included in two travelling exhibitions at the Industrial
Artists Group. Today his work is entirely involved with the
railway scene and he has appeared on television and had two
books published on his work.
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Barry
Price
Midlands born Barry
Price developed a keen interest in drawing under the guidance of
his grandfather well before leaving school. From the start it
was the portrayal of trains, boats and planes that captured his
imagination. After military servce in 1960, he continued his
career in commercial art.
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Since the 1970s he has
enjoyed good sales of original canvasses and undertakes special
commissions. Many artworks have been reproduced as greetings
cards, calendars and commemorative plates. His artworks are
reproduced as art prints of appeal to collectors worldwide.
Prints of Barry's aviation and steam locomotive art are
available from Cranston Fine Arts
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David
Weston
David Weston - British
artist born in Leicester in 1935, he was educated at Alderman
Newtons School. His professional career as an artist commenced
in 1969 following Davids successful exhibition in London at the
British Transport Museum David Westons work and reputation is
recognised nationally with a professional career that spans over
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David has worked in both
Oil and watercolour and a majority of his paintignds reflect his
love for the British Landscapes and its history, architecture
and industrial past is a defining feature of his work. Coal
mining, steel production and especially railways have always
been favourite subjects and it is David Westons Railway art
prints we feature here. In the 1970s David undertook a series of
24 large canvasses commissioned by industrialist Sir William
McAlpine on the history of the British steam locomotive took
three and a half years to produce and enjoyed a prestigious
launch at Londons Royal Exchange in 1977 where it was shown on
television and caught the eye of His Royal Highness Prince
Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh. In 2009 David Weston celebrated his
fortieth year as a professional artist. During that time he has
been the subject of two television documentaries about his work
including a 45 minute programme in 1984 by Central TV called
Beware of Trains which was transmitted as part of the series
England Their England. His work has also been featured in
countless other television programmes throughout the country. We
are very privilged to offer this superb selection of railway art
prints, some of which are very rare to find.
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