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Gosport
Hampshire
PO12 1LS
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Martin Snape (1852-
Martin Snape is Gosport’s most celebrated artist and his work has left us with an evocative legacy depicting the scenery around Gosport, Fareham, Portsmouth Harbour and the surrounding areas during the late 19th and early 20th century.
The Richard Martin Gallery in Gosport are specialists in the work of Martin Snape and his family and have held many exhibitions of his work since opening in 1980.
The gallery constantly seeks to buy works by Martin Snape and his brother William.
For more information about Martin Snape please click the link on the right.
Sizes are approximate and of the Image only
All prices include framing, glazing and
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Martin Snape (1852-1930)
View towards Priddy's Hard across Forton Creek, from the Foreshore at the Bottom of Weevil Lane, c.1910
oil on canvas, signed, 25 x 39 cm, framed & glazed
SOLD
Martin Snape (1852-1930)
Sunset over Gosport from Portsmouth Harbour
watercolour, signed & dated 1910, 27 x 48 cm, framed & glazed
A particularly evocative scene from the end of the Edwardian period. Silhouetted on the Gosport shoreline are various historic buildings including the fine Georgian market hall (demolished in the 1960s) and the Camper & Nicholson's yacht builders. HMS
SOLD
Martin Snape (1852-1930)
Old Wreck on the Shore at Gosport
watercolour with touches of bodycolour, signed, 36.5 x 53 cm, framed & glazed
£1650
Martin Snape (1852-1930)
The Gamekeeper's Hutch,
The Wildgrounds, Rowner, Gosport
The Wildgrounds, Rowner, Gosport
oil on mahogany panel, signed, 26 x 34 cm, framed
Martin Snape was a lifelong friend of the Rector of St Mary the Virgin, Rowner, the Rev. Edward Stapland Prideaux-Brune who was instituted in 1884. Snape's many visits to the parish of Rowner often took him to the 'Wildgrounds' with its abundance of wildlife and ancient oaks. For many years a gamekeeper controlled the area and lived in nearby Middle Barn Cottage. Snape was a friend of his and would often walk the grounds with him.
£1450
Martin Snape (1852-1930)
Coaling Hulks and other Vessels in the Upper Reaches of Portsmouth Harbour
watercolour & bodycolour on tinted paper, signed, 19 x 28 cm, framed & glazed
£1125
Martin Snape (1852-1930)
Spitbank Fort and The Solent from the Hotwalls, Old Portsmouth
bodycolour, signed, 16 x 24 cm, framed & glazed
The structure on the left is the old Clarence Pavilion, destroyed by enemy action in WWII
SOLD
Martin Snape (1852-1930)
Early Autumn in the Meon Valley
watercolour, signed, 19.5 x 32 cm, framed & glazed
SOLD
Martin Snape (1852-1930)
Midwinter, Mill Lane, Gosport, c.1910
watercolour heightened with bodycolour on grey paper, signed, 17.5 x 26.5 cm, framed & glazed
This evocative scene depicts a man leading his laden horse and cart along a snow-covered Mill Lane towards Forton Road. The cottages in the foreground have been replaced with modern housing, although the 18th century terrace in the background still exists. Forton Barracks, just visible on the right, was then the home of the Royal Marines and before becoming HMS St Vincent and latterly St Vincent College.
£1650
Martin Snape (1852-1930)
Frosty Morning, Hardway, Gosport
watercolour, heightened with bodycolour,
signed & dated 1910, 22 x 35.5 cm, framed & glazed
signed & dated 1910, 22 x 35.5 cm, framed & glazed
SOLD
Martin Snape (1852-1930)
Piper's Alley, Portsmouth
watercolour & bodycolour on blue paper,
signed with initials, 16 x 12 cm, framed & glazed
signed with initials, 16 x 12 cm, framed & glazed
SOLD
Martin Snape (1852-1930)
Seager's Court, Portsmouth
watercolour & bodycolour on grey paper, signed with initials, titled and dated Jan 13th (18)93, framed & glazed
SOLD
Martin Snape (1852-1930)
Royal Clarence Victualling Yard from Portsmouth Harbour
watercolour and bodycolour on grey paper, signed and dated 1909, 17 x 26.5 cm, framed & glazed
A very interesting view from the Edwardian period. The centre of the picture is dominated by the Granary & Bakery (part of which was destroyed by German bombs in WWII and has recently been rebuilt). The low building to the left is Queen Victoria's private railway station. The handsome 18th century house, behind the bank to the right of the granary, is the officer's residence in Priddy's Hard and was demolished in the 1950s.
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Martin Snape (1852-1930)
The Landing Stages, Gosport, c.1905
one of a strictly limited edition of 500 colour prints produced by Richard Martin Gallery, 26 x 36 cm, framed & glazed
There were three ferries operating at this time from Gosport, one to the Point at Old Portsmouth, one to The Hard and a separate chain ferry to Old Portsmouth. The Georgian Market Hall dominates the background to the left; a fine building, built to a classical design in 1811 and pulled down unceremoniously in the 1960s. The long building to the centre is Camper & Nicholson's yacht builders, still operating today. From this building the classic 'J' class yachts Shamrock and Endeavour were built and launched. The building beyond Camper's to the right is Ratsey's sailmakers. Much of the area in the foreground was reclaimed from the sea in the 1920s and now forms the ferry gardens.
£149
Martin Snape (1852-1930)
St Mary's Church, Alverstoke from Stoke Lake, 1925
a colour giclée print from a watercolour by Martin Snape showing Stoke Lake in 1925, 22.5 x 37 cm
A numbered limited edition of 875 produced exclusively by Richard Martin Gallery,
framed and glazed
framed and glazed
£129
