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John Watson

@camberwellcollect.bsky.social

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Collector of Camberwell painters, artists from St Ives & members of the New English Art Club. Toon fan. Proud Teacher.

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John Watson @camberwellcollect.bsky.social · 2h

Simeon Stafford ‘St Michael’s Mount’ oil on board. From my personal collection.

John Watson @camberwellcollect.bsky.social · 19h

Barrington Tabb ‘Factory Washbasin’ oil on board. From my personal collection.

John Watson @camberwellcollect.bsky.social · 1d

Michael Strang (1942-2021) ‘Summer Bouquet’ oil on canvas. From my collection.

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Georges Roualt(1871-1968) ‘Girl with a Red Ribbon’ gouache 1938. Seen on a visit to the Sainsbury Centre.

John Watson @camberwellcollect.bsky.social · 2d

Albert Marquet(1875-1947) ‘Chimney’ oil on canvas 1901.

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Eric Ward ‘Early Morning Tide at Portscatho’ oil on board. This lovely little picture is lot 713 at Littleton auctions 11th Oct 2025.

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Excellent! 👍

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Frank Bowling RA ‘Dan With Map’ oil on canvas 1967. Frank Bowling studied at Camberwell.

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Emanuel Lansyer(1835-93) ‘General View of Le Mont St Michel’ oil on canvas 1887.

John Watson @camberwellcollect.bsky.social · 6d

Claude Monet(1840-1826) ‘Cliffs at Port Colton’ oil on canvas 1886.

John Watson @camberwellcollect.bsky.social · 7d

Jean Francois Millet(1814-75) ‘The Angelus’ oil on canvas c1857. Millet was born on this day.

John Watson @camberwellcollect.bsky.social · 8d

Paul Wadsworth ‘Human Spirit’ exhibition later this month in the Crypt Gallery.

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Pierre Bonnard(1867-1947) ‘Pastoral’ oil on canvas 1921. Pierre Bonnard was born on this day.

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Stanhope Alexander Forbes(1857-1947) ‘An Old Quarter of Penzance’ oil on canvas 1939. The small row of cottages is long gone but the St John’s Hall behind still stands.

John Watson @camberwellcollect.bsky.social · 11d

Stephen Denison(1909-65) ‘Lamorna Birch Painting’ oil on canvas. Seen recently as part of the Sheila Hichens collection.

John Watson @camberwellcollect.bsky.social · 12d

Harold Harvey(1874-1941) ‘Tulip Pickers’ oil on canvas.

John Watson @camberwellcollect.bsky.social · 13d

Caravaggio (1578-1610) ‘Boy with a Basket of Fruit’ oil on canvas.

Caravaggio was born on this day.

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John Watson @camberwellcollect.bsky.social · 13d

Tom Leaper’s magnificent sculpture of St Michael’s Mount. Seen today off the coast at Marazion.

John Watson @camberwellcollect.bsky.social · 15d

Rodney Joseph Burn RA (1899-1984) ‘Chiswick Interior’ oil on board.

Latest addition to my Camberwell collection.

John Watson @camberwellcollect.bsky.social · 16d

Theodore Géricault(1791-1827) ‘Raft of the Medusa’ (Study) oil on canvas c1819. Seen on a visit to Angers. Géricault was born on this day.

John Watson @camberwellcollect.bsky.social · 17d

Mark Rothko(1903-70) ‘Self Portrait’ oil on canvas 1936. Mark Rothko was born on this day.

John Watson @camberwellcollect.bsky.social · 18d

Ninian Buchanan Hepburn(1922-92) ‘Chinon’ oil on canvas. From my collection.

John Watson @camberwellcollect.bsky.social · 19d

Suzanne Valadon(1865-1938) ‘The garden of 12 Rue Cortot’ oil on canvas 1928. Suzanne Valadon was born on this day.

John Watson @camberwellcollect.bsky.social · 20d

Francis Bacon(1909-92) ‘Head of a Man no1’ oil on canvas 1960.

John Watson @camberwellcollect.bsky.social · 22d

Our apse in the early morning light at St Ives.