My Blue Haven, a mounted limited edition from gallery favourite, the late, great Bill Tolley. This is edition 14 of 225.
A typically Tolleyesque landscape, full of quirky little houses in tranquil blue tones. The dome of a cathedral - could that be London's St Pauls? - rises above the roofline. A boat floats along the blue river, whilst the lights of the houses reflect in the river below. Pedestrains stroll along the stone flood wall; is that an opera singer performing on the riverside?
Re-selling on the secondary market on behalf of a private collector, the initial owner purchased the limited edition directly from publisher, Solomon & Whitehead. It has been stored mounted since publication in 2007, and has never been framed or displayed.
Approximate dimensions: the image size is 27cm wide x 32cm high, with outer mount dimensions of 44x50cm.
As Tolley fans will be aware, Bill sadly passed away in 2011, and his work is very rarely offered for sale.
Here at The Braithwaite Gallery, Bill's work has provided us, and our customers, with much joy in art form, for almost 20 years; we initially discovered his work through publishing house Solomon & Whitehead, who published Bill's first limited editions of his stylised little houses, at the same time as they were publishing the figurative work of our own Mark Braithwaite. Happy days indeed!
AC
