Joseph Edward Hennah 1897-1963. Chesil Beach & Portland From Abbotsbury Hill. Dorset.

Joseph Edward Hennah
Welsh ( b.1896 - d.1963 ).
St Catherine’s Chapel, The Fleet, Chesil Beach & Portland from Abbotsbury Hill. Dorset
Oil on Canvas.
Signed lower right.
Image size 19.1 inches x 23.2 inches ( 48.5cm x 59cm ).
Frame size 24.6 inches x 28.7 inches ( 62.5cm x 73cm ).

Available for sale from Big Sky Fine Art in the English county of Dorset, this original oil painting is by the Welsh artist Joseph Hennah and dates from the 1950s. 
The painting is presented and supplied in a sympathetic contemporary frame (which is shown in these photographs), mounted with new fixtures and is glazed.
The canvas and the painted surface have benefitted from cleaning, restoration and conservation, which was performed on our instruction, supervision and approval. 
This vintage painting is now in good condition, defying its age. It wants for nothing and is supplied ready to hang and display.
The painting is signed lower right.
Previously with Messers. Frank Herring of 27 High West Street, Dorchester, Dorset.

Joseph Hennah was an acclaimed artist and etcher, who painted beautiful landscapes with great style and sensitivity. Born and raised in Newport, South Wales, he attended Newport College of Art and by 1926 was exhibiting with the Royal Academy. He moved to Weymouth in Dorset around 1939 and was closely involved there with the local art scene. His works are mainly of South Wales, the fishing villages of Cornwall, South Africa and the Jurassic Coast of Dorset. His works are held in local museums and private collections world-wide. 

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This is an original oil on canvas painting by Joseph Hennah. It shows the amazing expansive view from Abbotsbury Hill, just west of Weymouth in Dorset, to the ruins of St Catherine’s Chapel on Chapel Hill, the famous Fleet and the Isle of Portland. There is a clear blue sky and the sea is calm. The muted warm colours suggest that this is a perfect afternoon in late summer.

St Catherine’s Chapel is a sturdily buttressed and barrel-vaulted chapel, built by the monks in the 14th century as a place of pilgrimage and retreat. It sits in splendid isolation overlooking Abbotsbury Abbey and is a popular walker’s destination today. The local parish holds occasional services there throughout the year which are open to the public.
The Fleet is a long, shallow stretch of water which forms England’s largest lagoon. It is home to the famous Abbotsbury Swannery.
Portland is a natural and ruggedly beautiful tied island which marks the southernmost point of the Jurassic Coastline. 
This painting combines these unique and very special features in one stunning image.

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