{"product_id":"keith-gardner-boat-on-heswall-shore-landscape-fields-and-trees","title":"Keith Gardner RCA (1933-2025) - Boat on Heswall Shore \/ Landscape Fields and Trees","description":"\u003cp\u003eA particularly appealing double-sided oil on board by Keith Gardner RCA, with a coastal Wirral subject on one face and a rural landscape on the reverse.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe principal composition, \u003cstrong\u003eBoat on Heswall Shore\u003c\/strong\u003e, depicts a small boat drawn up on the shore at Heswall, with the broad tidal landscape of the Dee Estuary beyond. Gardner uses loose, economical brushwork and subdued coastal colour to convey the exposed shoreline and changing light rather than labouring over fine detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe reverse carries a second original oil painting, \u003cstrong\u003eLandscape Fields and Trees\u003c\/strong\u003e, showing open countryside with fields and mature trees. The two compositions neatly demonstrate the breadth of Gardner's local landscape practice, moving between the estuary coastline and inland rural scenery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist:\u003c\/strong\u003e Keith James Gardner RCA (1933-2025)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Boat on Heswall Shore \/ Landscape Fields and Trees\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMedium:\u003c\/strong\u003e Oil\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSupport:\u003c\/strong\u003e Board, painted on both sides\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSignature:\u003c\/strong\u003e Unsigned\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArtwork size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 27 × 37 cm (10.6 × 14.6 in)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFrame size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 33 × 43 cm (13.0 × 16.9 in)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very good condition\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/strong\u003e The Estate of Keith Gardner\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHeswall and the Dee Estuary\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHeswall lies on the Wirral side of the Dee Estuary, within an area that became one of Gardner's most characteristic painting grounds. The Royal Cambrian Academy recorded Gardner as specialising in small oil panels painted directly on location around North Wales and the Wirral. His documented subjects include boats, beaches, harbours, villages and rural landscapes, making this Heswall subject particularly representative of his established practice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe board is painted on both faces, giving the work an additional element of interest. Neither face is signed, so the work is correctly described as unsigned.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Artist\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKeith James Gardner RCA (1933-2025) was born in Liverpool and studied at Liverpool Art School and the Laird School of Art in Birkenhead.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGardner became an associate member of the Royal Cambrian Academy in 1977 and a full member in 1983. He worked as a full-time painter between 1975 and 1985 before spending thirteen years at the Williamson Art Gallery in Birkenhead.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Royal Cambrian Academy recorded Gardner as specialising in small oil panels painted directly on location around North Wales and the Wirral. His work is characterised by rapidly handled paint, changing weather and light, boats, shorelines and recognisable local landscapes. His documented subjects range from Liverpool and Birkenhead to the Wirral coastline, the Dee Estuary and North Wales.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Crag Bank Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54950843646290,"sku":"CBA-412","price":165.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1078\/0904\/6866\/files\/IMG_5172.jpg?v=1791222512","url":"https:\/\/cragbankart.co.uk\/products\/keith-gardner-boat-on-heswall-shore-landscape-fields-and-trees","provider":"Crag Bank Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}