John Flexmore Original Watercolour Painting, ‘'The Garden Gate” Unframed

“The Garden Gate” Original watercolour from the artist’s estate. An original watercolour on paper by John Flexmore with a lady walking up a garden path, leaving the gate ajar, with some lovely spring flowers in the foreground, a background of bush below a wonderfully colourful sky. Signed and dated lower left, “John Flexmore ’92." The reverse shows an uncompleted work of a coastal hilltop with the waves behind, the artist recycling his paper. John Flexmore, (1911 - 2004) was a well-known Melbourne artist, a watercolour specialist, mainly of representational landscapes. He studied at the National Gallery School, Melbourne from 1930-37 under Bernard Hall, Charles Wheeler and W.B. McInnes. After war service he painted mostly watercolour landscapes, but he also painted several oil portraits under commission. In his early days, made a considerable number of linotype prints. He held biennial one-man shows at the Athenaeum Gallery, Melbourne until 1970. Flexmore’s works are very easy to live with, being very restful. His work is represented in private collections in Australia and overseas. Size: 33 x 26 cm. More works by John Flexmore. Please view all the photos before purchasing, they complete the description. While I do my best to reproduce the true colours of the pieces, they will vary slightly from system to system, and in actual viewing they will vary under differing lighting. All white spots are purely light reflections from the camera flash. Shipping: including tracking worldwide. The painting will be carefully wrapped between sheets of solid cardboard. Our target is to ship within 1 business day of receiving cleared payment. Please forgive the odd occasion should this extend to 2-3 days. International buyers are very welcome, import duties and any other fees are your responsibility. Items will be declared at the purchase price, we will not ship it as a gift. Returns are available only if an item is not as described, the photos are an important part of the description. Refunds will be given only on receipt of the returned item, return postage will be at your expense. If you are unhappy with the item upon delivery, please contact me ASAP as I would like the opportunity to remedy the situation and have you as a happy customer.