6pm Thursday 25th October – Saturday 3rd November 2012
Sir David Goodall GCMG was British High Commissioner to India from 1987 to 1991. His earlier postings in the Diplomatic Service, which he joined in 1956, included Indonesia, Kenya, Austriaand Germanyas well as a spell in the Cabinet Office, when he helped to negotiate the Anglo-Irish Agreement of 1985. Following his retirement, he was for some years Chairman of the Leonard Cheshire Foundation (now Leonard Cheshire Disability), which operates a network of services for disabled people in 50 different countries worldwide, including 24 Homes across India. His interest in painting began at school at Ampleforth, with lessons from Fr Raphael Williams, a talented watercolourist in the Wilson Steer tradition; but he only started painting seriously twenty years later, after reading Sir Winston Churchill’s Painting as a Pastime.
While in India, he visited almost every state of the Indian Union, always carrying his watercolours with him, as he has continued to do on his travels post-retirement. The results have been shown in one-man exhibitions in Delhi, London, Durham, Hull and in North Yorkshire; and he has published two books of his watercolours: Remembering India (1997) and Ryedale Pilgrimage (2000).
INDIA
All works are pen, ink and watercolour on paper unless otherwise stated.
1. Varanasi (Benares), Uttar Pradesh: along the Ghats. 15/9/1987. 2.8 x 16.3cm. £160
2. Varanasi from across the Jumna. 21/2/2012. 19.5 x 14.3cm. £250
3. Varanasi: the Ghats at midday. 23/6/2012. 20.8 x 15.1cm. £200
4. Alwar, Rajasthan: Moosi Maharani Chhattri. 27/8/09. 20.8 x 13.3cm. £200
5. Alwar Fort. 27/8/09. 15.8 x 11.4cm. £150
6. Agra, Uttar Pradesh: The Taj Mahal from the Fort. 1/4/12. 20.2 x 13.4cm. £220
7. Agra, Uttar Pradesh: Tomb of Itmad ud Daulah. 2/1/05. 15 x 10.6cm. £150
8. Agra, Uttar Pradesh: The Taj from the Jumna. 31/8/09. 22.7x 14cm. £150
9. Jaisalmer, Rajasthan: Chhattri by the Gadisar Tank. 15/3/04. 23.9 x 16.8cm. £250
10. Sardhana, Haryana: Basilica of Our Lady of Graces. 2007. 16 x 13.6cm. £200
11. Tijara, Rajasthan: Mausoleum (\'Bartari\'). 2/7/10. 19.9 x 14cm. £200
12. Paonta Sahib, Himachal Pradesh. 29/5/06. 17.2 x 13.3cm. £150
13. Mandu, Madhya Pradesh: The Midwife’s Palace. Watercolour. 21/7/12. 21.7x14cm. £200
14. Mandu, Madhya Pradesh: Jahaz Mahal. 26/2/12. 16.9 x 13.3cm. £180
15. Churu, Rajasthan: a Haveli. 25/11/01. 16 x 11.2cm. £180
16. Churu, Rajasthan, a street scene. 24/4/12. 20.1 x 14.7cm. £180
17. Mandawa, Rajasthan: a Temple. 22/4/12. 13 x 12cm. £200
18. Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu, the Ratas. 29/1/07. 18.8x13.7cm. £150
19. Nagin Lake, Kashmir: View from our houseboat. Watercolour. 19/2/12. 22.7 x 13.5cm. £200
20. Ranakpur, Rajasthan: Jain Temple. 23/2/12. 18.2 x 13.5cm. £180
21. Meerut, Haryana: British Tombs. 2004. 16.3 x 12.5cm. £170
22. The Rohtang Pass, Himachal Pradesh. Watercolour. 15/4/89. 23.4 x 27.9cm. £200
23. Delhi: Tomb of the Emperor Humayun. 28/2/97. 19.4 x 14.4 cm. £150
24. Delhi: Tomb of Safdarjang. 28/11/90. 31.8 x 24.6 cm. £220
25. Delhi: Tomb of Isa Khan (1). 29/4/01. 24.2 x 17cm. £220
26. Delhi: Tomb of Isa Khan (2). 14/5/12. 15.8 x 11.8cm. £170
27. Delhi: in the British High Commissioner’s garden (\'2KG\'). Watercolour. 4/8/89. 30.2 x 23cm. £220
28. Himachal Pradesh: in the Kulu Valley. April 89. 27.5 x 22.1cm. £180.00
29. Goverdhan, Rajasthan: Chhattri of Suraj Mal (\'Kusum Sarovar\'). 16/1/12. 23.3 x 17.8cm. £180
30. Chhattris at Mandore, Rajasthan. 1998. 22.7 x 18.7cm. £150
31. Udaipur, Rajasthan: the Lake Palace. 30/3/12. 23.5 x 16.9cm. £250
32. Udaipur, Rajasthan: the Jagmandir. 1/6/12. 22 x 15cm. £200
33. Garhkundar Fort, Madhya Pradesh. 3/4/12. 23.7 x 15.7cm. £220
ITALY
All works are pen, ink and watercolour on paper unless otherwise stated.
34. Venice: S. Maria della Salute. 23/1/12. 16.2 x 20cm. £250
35. Venice: Evening View from the Giardini. 12/10/97. 24.9 x 17.3cm. £200
36. Venice: The Zattere. 30/1/12. 14 x 13.3cm. £180
37. Venice: The Dogana and the Salute. 23/11/09. 21.4 x16.4cm. £220
38. Venice: S.Giorgio from the Dogana. 21/10/11. 27.6 x 23.3cm. £220
39. Venice: The Gesuati. 31/8/00. 22.2 x 15.8cm. £180
40. Venice: View across the Bacino. 10/11/07. 20.2 x 13.1cm. £180
41. Venice: S.Giorgio from the Giudecca: morning. 8/11/11. 25 x 29cm. £200
42. Castel Gandolfo: The Piazza. 2/9/08. 13.3 x 13.3cm. £150
43. Vicenza: Piazza De Gasperi. 10/6/12. 18.3 x 13.4cm. £150
44. Rome: S. Gregorio. 12/10/92. 15.3 x 22.4cm. £180
45. An Italian Village. 30/7/07. 17.8 x 12cm.£180
46. Assisi: S. Maria degli Angeli. 19/7/84. 25.8 x 20.2cm. £220
ELSEWHERE
All works are pen, ink and watercolour on paper unless otherwise stated.
47. Austria; Schloss Schönbühel, Wachau. 9/3/04. 15.2 x 17.7cm. £180
48. Austria; Vienna, Karlskirche. 28/11/11. 17.2 x 16.3cm. £220
49. Austria; Stift Melk, Wachau. 26/12/98. 16.5 x 22.1cm. £180
50. Austria; Traunsee. Watercolour. 18/7/12. 22 x 15.1cm. £200
51. Germany; Dresden, Kronentor. 26/1/12. 15.1 x 17.2cm. £220
52. Germany; Berlin, Gruenewald. 21/9/07. 27.2 x 20.3cm. £220
53. Germany; Abbey of Maria Laach, Rheinland Pfalz. 28/12/07. 14.8 x 11.3cm. £180
54. Spain; Santiago de Compostela. 30/9/04. 20.9 x 14.5cm. £170
55. Estonia; Talinn, Town Hall Square. 16/12/08. 14.2 x 10.7cm. £120
56. France; Moustiers-Ste-Marie. 13/1/12. 11 x 18.9cm. £150
57. United Kingdom; Castle Howard, North Yorkshire. 29/9/11. 20.2 x 15.1cm. £180
58. United Kingdom; Castle Howard across the North Lake. Watercolour. 4/8/10. 21.5 x 15.9cm. £200
59. United Kingdom; Woods above Shallowdale, North Yorkshire. Watercolour. 22/8/11. 19.5 x 22.2cm. £250
60. United Kingdom; Mount Grace Priory, North Yorkshire. 2/9/11. 27.7 x 17.5cm. £220
61. United Kingdom; Byland Abbey, North Yorkshire, from the East. Watercolour. 12/11/11. 25.3 x 16.3cm. £220
62. United Kingdom; Byland Abbey in November. 2010. 19.9 x 14.8cm. £200
63. United Kingdom; North Yorkshire: near Crief. Watercolour. (14.8.11) 19 x 1.7cm. £200
64. United Kingdom; Mausoleum, Castle Howard. 24/4/12. 19.7 x 11.8cm. £150
65. United Kingdom; Ullswater with Helvellyn beyond, Cumbria. 10/11/00. 22.3 x 18.5cm. £180