Watercolour Paintings of Hertfordshire by E A Phipson
Edward Arthur Phipson, or Evacustees A Phipson as he called himself, was born in 1854 in Kings Norton, Warwickshire and died in 1931 at Rye, Kent. He was a prolific water colour artist specialising in views painted with an almost photographic accuracy, some of which were made into post cards. In about 1900 he was in Hertfordshire painting views. There are reproductions of a dozen views of Hitchin on the Hitchin Museum web site from their collection. He has also painted a number of views of St Albans which are in the Museum of St Albans, although none are shown on its web site.
Bridge Street, Hitchin (Hitchin Museum)
Gatward's Shop, Hitchin (Hitchin Museum)
Hollow Lane (demolished in 1930's), Hitchin (Hitchin Museum)
The Cock Inn (on right) with St Peters Church
in distance, St Albans
(St Albans Museums)
Castle Farm, Wheathampstead, painted 1901
picture owned by David Baker (see page on Castle Farm)
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"Quaint Corners"
Bishops
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 Chapman's Yard, Watford, 1901 |
 Leathersellers' Yard, Watford
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| For other pictures by Evacutes Phipdson see Paintings and Watercolour Drawings in the Watford Museum | |
If you know of the location of any other Hertfordshire views by E. A. Phipson please tell me.
Page updated June 2006
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I have decided to append a list of dated painting for outside Hertfordshire to try and track down his movements.
1896 Deblungsnaes [Pat]
1898 Aldengund [Pat]
1899 Babenhausen [Pat]
18?? Leeuwarden [Pat]
1899 Stuttgart [ebay sale]
1900 Krems [Pat]
1903 Derby, Derbyshire - see [Picture, Picture]
1906 Bridgenorth, Shrewsbury, Worcester [Postcards]
1907 Worcester [Postcards]
1910 Croydon, The Shambles [Robert] Shrewsbury [Postcards]
1912 Shrewsbury [Postcards]
1922 Deptford [Formally on Lewisham council web site]
1921 Coulsdon Church (near Croydon) [Robert]
1924 Croydon (Shirley Park Hotel) [Robert]
He is known to have produced paintings which were published as postcards by L. Wilding & Son Limited, Shrewsbury.
Sources
[Pat] Pat Fitz-patrick {pjs @t
sonic.net}
[Postcards] Various postcards in my possession
[Robert] Robert Sawford {robert.sewford
@t btinternet.com}
Page updated December 2005
