"The Beehive Ferry"

"The Beehive Ferry"
British Naïve School Townscape
Oils on Canvas
Signed "W H Hill and Dated "99"
English c. 1899

21 ¼” high x 16” wide

Ref: 5935

This bright naive work depicts the Beehive Ferry on the River Lea, at the Beehive Pub in Upper Clapton, Hackney in 1899.

Provenance: From the Private Collection of the late Hans Schwarz, (NEAC,RWS, RP,RBA)
Austrian Born Expressionist Artist who lived and worked in Britain, 1922-2003, whose works form part of public collections including The National Gallery, London. Privately Schwarz was a pioneer collector of British Naïve Paintings.