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Cundall, Charles Ernest (1890-1971)

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Name
Cundall, Charles Ernest (1890-1971)
Nationality
English
Biography
1890–1971<br> Painter, potter and stained glass artist, born in Stratford, Lancashire. After working as a designer for Pilkington’s Pottery Company under Gordon Forsyth, Cundall studied at Manchester School of Art, obtaining a scholarship to the Royal College of Art, 1912. After World War I army service he returned to the Royal College in 1918, then from 1919 to 1920 attended the Slade, and furthered his studies in Paris. Cundall traveled widely in several continents and became noted for his panoramic pictures, such as Bank Holiday Brighton, in the Tate Gallery (accession no. NO4700). He was a member of NEAC, RP, RWS and other bodies and was a prolific RA exhibitor. He had first solo show at Colnaghi 1927. He was an Official War Artist in World War II, during which time he was sent to Quebec (1944). In the same year he was elected RA. His wife was the artist Jacqueline Pietersen. <br>
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Assets (183 in total)

Arsenal v. Sheffield, F.A. Cup Final, Wembley, 1936 (oil on canvas)
A Chelsea Cup Tie, Stamford Bridge, 1923 (oil on plywood)
The Withdrawal from Dunkirk, 1940 (oil on canvas)
England v Australia at Lord's, 1938 (oil on canvas)
The Cattle Market Orvieto, 1922 (oil on canvas)
Hamburg Docks (oil on panel)
Derby Day, (oil on canvas)
Study for a painting of the Steel Company of Wales, Newport, c.1958 (oil on canvas)
Destruction of the New Building, BSA Factory, Small Heath, on the Night of the 19/20 November 1940 (oil on canvas)
The Forum (oil on canvas)
Demolition of Waterloo Bridge, 1935 (oil on canvas)
The Acropolis from Plaka, Athens (oil on canvas)
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