Born in Leeds, James Heseldin trained as an architectural draughtsman. After several years of living in the USA, the artist brought his family back to Newlyn, a fishing port in south-west Cornwall, where he rented a studio and began to paint full-time. Heseldin’s watercolour paintings depict Cornish street and harbour scenes. His work is found in a number of private and public collections including the Penlee House Gallery & Museum, Cornwall.
Artist: James Marshall Heseldin (1887–1969)
Title: Penzance
Date: May 1945
Medium: Watercolour
Size (frame): 30.5x38cm / 12”x15”
Size (paper): 15.2x20.3cm / 6”x8”
Signed: J. Heseldin (bottom left)