Arthur A Pank (1918 - 1999)
Arthur A Pank was a Norfolk signwriter and landscape artist.
He lived in Norwich and started out as a signwriter for breweries after serving in the Royal Navy. Arthur joined the brewery “Young ,Crawshay and Youngs” in 1949 followed by “Bullards”, “Watneys” and “Grand Metropolitan”.
He retired in 1982 and then took up landscape oil painting and became highly regarded for his evocative scenes of Norfolk including the Broads, North Norfolk coast and Mousehold Heath. He was also a reputed artist of ships and seascapes as well as flowers, animals and winter scenes.
He exhibited regularly and his early exhibitions in the 1960s were held at The Devon Galleries, Elm Hill, Norwich.
Arthur A Pank died aged 81 years in 1999.
Work by Arthur A Pank (1918 - 1999)
Bird Studies – Chiffchaff and Blackcap on Pink Blossom
Oil in oval gold ornate frame
7in x 5in (17.8cm x 12.7cm)
Bird Studies – Goldcrests on White Blossom
Oil in gold ornate frame
7in x 5in (17.8cm x 12.7cm)
Oval – Autumn Trees
Oil
oval 16in x 12in (40.6cm x 30.5cm)
Oval – Poppies and Field Mouse
Oil
Oval 11¾in x 9½in (29.8cm x 24.1cm)
Oval -Tall Trees in Winter
Oil
Oval 14in x 10in (35.7cm x 25.4cm)
The Marshes
Gouache/watercolour
6in x 8½in (15.2cm x 21.6cm)
Winter Birches by a stream
Oil
8in x 6in (20.3cm x 15.2cm)
Winter Sunshine, Whitlingham
Oil
12in x 16in (30.5cm x 40.6cm)
Wroxham Bridge at the turn of the Century
Original label on reverse showing inscription by the artist –
“From an old watercolour by E W Haslehurst”
Oil
20in x 24in (50.8cm x 61cm)
X (SOLD) Norwich Cathedral from the School Playing Fields
Oil on Linen
12½in x 18½in (31.7cm x 47cm)
X (SOLD) Binding the Sheaves (Team Work)
Oil
11½in x 13½in (29.2cm x 34.3cm)
