Framed Newlands Cricket Ground - Five Pen-and-Ink Watercolour Studies - Cape Town, South Africa

Framed collection of five individual studies of Newlands Cricket Ground. Black and gold frame on navy mount. 48cm x 34.5cm.



Description

A professionally framed collection of five pen-and-ink watercolour studies depicting the most iconic features of Newlands Cricket Ground in Cape Town, South Africa. The five prints are arranged in a balanced 2-1-2 grid on a navy blue textured mount board, within a black lacquered frame with an inner gold fillet. Reading the arrangement: top-left is the heritage oak-shaded clubhouse with colonial architecture and climbing ivy; top-right is the main Victorian-era pavilion viewed from the playing field with boundary fencing in the foreground; centrepiece is the traditional Newlands scoreboard with its clock, press box, and autumn-leaved oaks, set against a misty backdrop; bottom-left is a panoramic view of the spectator embankment with a floodlight tower and crowd rendered in impressionistic washes; bottom-right is a wide landscape view showing the ground against the famous misty backdrop of Table Mountain.



All five studies are executed in a consistent style combining fine pen-and-ink linework with loose watercolour washes. The palette is muted and atmospheric throughout, using earth tones, autumn ambers, soft greys, and cool blue-greys. Each print carries an artist's signature in the lower right corner. The scoreboard panel, positioned as the centrepiece, is one of the most recognisable and characterful structures in world cricket and serves as the natural anchor of the composition.



The frame is in good overall condition with minor wear to the black lacquer finish consistent with age. The navy mount is clean with no visible foxing or staining. The backing paper shows age-consistent yellowing. A hanging cord is fitted on the reverse. Newlands, set beneath Table Mountain in Cape Town, is widely regarded as one of the most beautiful cricket grounds in the world, and this set captures five of its defining features in a single frame.



Features

* Five individual pen-and-ink watercolour studies of Newlands Cricket Ground

* Subjects: heritage oak-shaded clubhouse, Victorian main pavilion, traditional scoreboard (centrepiece), spectator embankment with floodlight tower, Table Mountain backdrop

* 2-1-2 grid arrangement with scoreboard as centrepiece panel

* Black lacquered frame with gold inner fillet

* Navy blue textured mount board

* Artist-signed prints, consistent style throughout (signature partially legible)

* Hanging cord fitted on reverse, ready to hang



Specifications

Item: Framed collection of five Newlands Cricket Ground watercolour studies

Subject: Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town, South Africa

Medium: Pen-and-ink with watercolour wash

Arrangement: Five prints in 2-1-2 grid

Frame: Black lacquered with gold inner fillet

Mount: Navy blue textured board

Frame dimensions: 48cm x 34.5cm x 2cm

Condition: Good - refer to images

Location: 69 Manchester Road, Carrara, QLD

Price Guide: $40 - $80 AUD

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Location of item: 69 Manchester Road, Carrara, QLD, Australia

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