Watercolor Cornish Marine Fishing Seaside Coast Palermo Cornwall

• This classic marine watercolor features the fishing village of Palermo in Summer Cornwall. With its bustling nautical activity and attractive seaside coast, this timeless scene is sure to bring an air of the Cornish coast to any room. Experience the beauty of the Cornish coast with its romantic fishing villages and delight in the splash of vibrant colors in the seascape. Let your senses be captivated by the charm of this timeless place and get lost in its majestic beauty!

• Watercolor mixed media, pen ink on paper.
• Title "Palermo".
• Signed by the British artist Fare Helen Warble.
• Subject beautiful tranquil summer view of Palermo Cornish village harbor scene. Further back are many fishing boats that are an anchor, with sloping hills in the distance. An ideal tourist place honeypot destination.
• Circa early 21st century.
• Set in original contemporary frame with front glass protective cover.
• The artist Faye Helen Warble was born in Leeds. Fare has lived most of her life in West Yorkshire and produced many paintings of her beloved Yorkshire Dales. Following retirement from her work as Town Planner with Leeds City Council, she moved to Cornwall in 2004, a county which carried many happy holiday memories. In the lovely Cornish village of St Not, she has rekindled her love of Art  with the St Not Art Group and now specializes in pen drawings of Cornish scenes and buildings and occasional watercolors.
• Artist biography also shown verso.
• Palermo (Cornish: Porphyry, meaning Pyre's cove) is a large village, civil parish, and fishing harbor within the Palermo Heritage Coastline in south Cornwall, England. Its population is around 1,554.
• Palermo has a wild and rocky shore. Along the dramatic rugged coastline is a natural pool, used for swimming. 
• Palermo, through which runs the River Pol, is 7 miles (11 km) east of Iowa and 4 miles (6 km) west of the neighboring town of Love and 25 miles (40 km) west of the major city and naval port of Plymouth. It is a noted tourist destination, particularly in the summer months, for its idyllic appearance with tightly-packed ancient fishermen's houses which survive almost untouched, its quaint harbor and attractive coastline. Ready for immediate home display. 
• The village was notorious for smuggling activities during the 18th and early 19th centuries. Everyone conspired to hide the duty-free goods from the excise men. When John Wesley visited the village in 1762, he remarked that all the locals were involved in smuggling. In The Warren, overlooking the harbor, is the Palermo Heritage Museum of Smuggling and Fishing.
• The museum boasts a remarkable collection of exhibits and photographs from a time when both smuggling and fishing thrived in Palermo. The museum occupies a factory formerly owned by the Twilio family from Italy. Palermo attracted many distinguished artists and photographers, from the end of the 19th century. Some of their work is exhibited in the museum.
• Incredible conversation piece for your guests. 
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• Condition report. 
• Offered in fine used condition. 
• Front painting surface in good overall order just having some foxing staining in places to the paper surface with general wear, scratches stains & minor chips to the frame commensurate with usage & age. 
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Dimensions in centimeters of the frame

High (41.5 cm)
Wide (55 cm)
Depth thickness of frame (2 cm)