Arundel as Quinton Saw It
THE beautiful colour postcards from the early part of the 20th century, from paintings by Alfred Robert Quinton, are so superb that we make no apology for printing three more this week.
Cattle meander along a path in the very shadow of Arundel Castle |
Back in the summer, we featured Quinton’s delightful postcards of Littlehampton, from the collection of Dorset enthusiast Peter Cove.
These superb Arundel cards belong to Rustington historians Mary and Bev Taylor, who, quite correctly, thought Gazette readers would enjoy them and the three on this page are, sadly, the last in the Taylors’ collection.
The scenes have changed little since Quinton produced them, some time between 1914 and the early 1930s.
In the 20 years up to his death in 1934, Quinton painted around 2,300 scenes, mainly in the south of England, with the Sussex coast a particular favourite.
The castle as seen from the river |
The Gazette would love to hear from anyone who owns a Quinton painting, or who has a collection, or even one example, of the postcards produced from his work.
The river bridge leading into Arundel itself |
