The Suffolk Artist Thomas Churchyard
The Suffolk Artist Thomas Churchyard
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  A selection of Rural Scenes  
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  Thomas Churchyard - The Artist, Woodbridge, Suffolk.
 
Woodland Scene
Water-colour 8.25 x 11.5 inches | Cat: 00014
Provenance: Edgar Dowsing, an early collector of Thomas Churchyard, Woodbridge.
Thomas Churchyard - The Artist, Woodbridge, Suffolk.
Thomas Churchyard - The Artist, Woodbridge, Suffolk.
 
 
Fishing on the river Deben
Watercolour 5.75 x 7.75 inches | Cat: 00074

Early Period Circa 1830-35
Thomas Churchyard - The Artist, Woodbridge, Suffolk.
Thomas Churchyard - The Artist, Woodbridge, Suffolk.
A Landscape with Trees and Sheep grazing
Watercolour 15 x 10 inches| Cat: 00060

A much larger size than is usual for a water-colour.
Provenance: Abbott and Holder
Thomas Churchyard - The Artist, Woodbridge, Suffolk.
Thomas Churchyard - The Artist, Woodbridge, Suffolk.
Landscape with trees and river at Ufford
Watercolour 16 x 10 inches | Cat: 00061

Another example of a large watercolour, similar to number 60.
Thomas Churchyard - The Artist, Woodbridge, Suffolk.
Thomas Churchyard - The Artist, Woodbridge, Suffolk.
Fields and Distant House
Oil on Panel 4.6 x 3.6 inches | Cat: 00094

Thomas Churchyard - The Artist, Woodbridge, Suffolk.
Thomas Churchyard - The Artist, Woodbridge, Suffolk.
Burgh Church and Mill
Water-colour 3 x 4 inches | Cat: 00009
In Burgh the windmill remains and the church is found on top of a steep bank called Castle Field.
Thomas Churchyard - The Artist, Woodbridge, Suffolk.
Thomas Churchyard - The Artist, Woodbridge, Suffolk.
View of Village across a Meadow
Watercolour 7.5" x 4.2 | Cat: 00093

A beautifully lush sketch of fields and trees, the distant house catching the eye. (Could it be Orford?)
Thomas Churchyard - The Artist, Woodbridge, Suffolk.
Thomas Churchyard - The Artist, Woodbridge, Suffolk.
Grundisburgh Bridge
Watercolour 7 x 10.5 inches | Cat: 00063

Provenance:Albany Gallery London 1967.
Thomas Churchyard - The Artist, Woodbridge, Suffolk.
Thomas Churchyard - The Artist, Woodbridge, Suffolk.
Elm Trees beside a Gate
Water-colour over pencil 10 x 6.75 inches | Cat: 00015
The study of elm trees on the recto is a characteristic mid or late period Thomas Churchyard.
Thomas Churchyard - The Artist, Woodbridge, Suffolk.
Thomas Churchyard - The Artist, Woodbridge, Suffolk.
 
 
A sandy bank in a wood. Inscribed: 'At Melton'
Water-colour - 5 x 3.75 inches | Cat: 00021
Provenance: From an album assembled by Thomas Churchyard in the 1850's.
Thomas Churchyard - The Artist, Woodbridge, Suffolk.
Thomas Churchyard - The Artist, Woodbridge, Suffolk.
 
 
Logging in the snow
Water-colour and Black Chalk 3 x 4.5 inches | Cat: 00023
Provenance: From an album assembled by Thomas Churchyard in the 1850's.
Thomas Churchyard - The Artist, Woodbridge, Suffolk.
Thomas Churchyard - The Artist, Woodbridge, Suffolk.
 
 
Landscape with cattle grazing under trees
Watercolour 3.5 x 4.5 inches | Cat: 00062

and Verso; See picture below.
Thomas Churchyard - The Artist, Woodbridge, Suffolk.
Thomas Churchyard - The Artist, Woodbridge, Suffolk.
Lane at Dunwich
Water-colour 4.5 x 3.5 inches | Cat: 00025
Thomas Churchyard travelled around the countryside to various courts and hearings.
Thomas Churchyard - The Artist, Woodbridge, Suffolk.
Thomas Churchyard - The Artist, Woodbridge, Suffolk.
 
 
Haystacks and a farm cart beneath trees
Small oil on panel - 5 x 7 | Cat: 00031
Inscribed: 'Tom' and 'Anna' on reverse.
Thomas Churchyard - The Artist, Woodbridge, Suffolk.
Thomas Churchyard - The Artist, Woodbridge, Suffolk.
 
 
Farmhouse seen through stooks of corn in field
Small oil on panel 7 x 5 inches | Cat: 00033
Inscribed: 'Emma' verso. This small wooden panel is typical of Thomas' oil painting.
Thomas Churchyard - The Artist, Woodbridge, Suffolk.
Thomas Churchyard - The Artist, Woodbridge, Suffolk.
 
 
Lawyer Wood's Lane, Melton. 'at Woodbridge'
Water-colour 4.75 x 3.75 inches | Cat: 00004
Late Period. On the boundary between Woodbridge and Melton, now known as Wood's Lane.
Thomas Churchyard - The Artist, Woodbridge, Suffolk.
Thomas Churchyard - The Artist, Woodbridge, Suffolk.
 
 
Trees on a Hillside
Water-colour 4.75 x 3.75 inches. Late Period.| Cat: 00058

Late Period. Provenance: From an album made by Thomas Churchyard for Emma Churchyard.
Thomas Churchyard - The Artist, Woodbridge, Suffolk.
Thomas Churchyard - The Artist, Woodbridge, Suffolk.
 
 
A Windmill at Melton
Water-colour 6 x 4 inches | Cat: 00047
Provenance: From an album assembled by Thomas Churchyard in the 1850's.
Thomas Churchyard - The Artist, Woodbridge, Suffolk.
Thomas Churchyard - The Artist, Woodbridge, Suffolk.
 
 
A Figure on a path beneath an Oak Tree
Water-colour 4.75 x 3.75 inches | Cat: 00048
Provenance: From an album assembled by Thomas Churchyard in the 1850's.
Thomas Churchyard - The Artist, Woodbridge, Suffolk.
Thomas Churchyard - The Artist, Woodbridge, Suffolk.
 
 
A Cottage in a wooded landscape
Water-colour 7.75 x 5.75 inches | Cat: 00005
Early Period. Provenance: Clarges Fine Art label: Exhibited Royal Academy 1831.
Thomas Churchyard - The Artist, Woodbridge, Suffolk.
Thomas Churchyard - The Artist, Woodbridge, Suffolk.
 
 
A Ploughman in an open landscape
Chalks 3.75 x 5.25 inches | Cat: 00053
Provenance: From an album assembled by Thomas Churchyard in the 1850's.
Thomas Churchyard - The Artist, Woodbridge, Suffolk.
Thomas Churchyard - The Artist, Woodbridge, Suffolk.
 
 
Trees Beside a Lane at Aldeburgh
Pen and Sepia ink 4.75 x 3.75 inches | Cat: 00054
Provenance: From an album assembled by Thomas Churchyard in the 1850's.
Thomas Churchyard - The Artist, Woodbridge, Suffolk.
Thomas Churchyard - The Artist, Woodbridge, Suffolk.
 
 
Kingston Farm, Woodbridge, Storm Clouds
Pen and Brown ink 5.25 x 3.75 inches | Cat: 00055
Another favourite subject and area, Kingston Farm was often passed as he walked to Kyson.
Thomas Churchyard - The Artist, Woodbridge, Suffolk.
Thomas Churchyard - The Artist, Woodbridge, Suffolk.
 
 
Near Seckford Hall.
Large water-colour 6.5 x 11 inches | Cat: 00034
Late Period. This Elizabethan Mansion a mile west of Woodbridge is now a hotel.
Thomas Churchyard - The Artist, Woodbridge, Suffolk.
Thomas Churchyard - The Artist, Woodbridge, Suffolk.
 
 
An Explosive Sky
Pen and Sepia Wash 4.5 x 7.25 inches | Cat: 00057
Late Period. Provenance: From an album made by Thomas Churchyard for Harriet Churchyard.
Thomas Churchyard - The Artist, Woodbridge, Suffolk.
Thomas Churchyard - The Artist, Woodbridge, Suffolk.
 
 
Harwich Essex
Water-colour 2.0 x 1.0 inches. | Cat: 00059

A perfect miniature painting of pastures before the town of Harwich.
Thomas Churchyard - The Artist, Woodbridge, Suffolk.
Thomas Churchyard - The Artist, Woodbridge, Suffolk.
 
   
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