Listed Canadian Artist: (1911-1974)
Sight Size: h. 8" by w. 15”, Acrylic on Masonite.
Titled Verso: Labeled “Quarry Sails”.
Signed Recto: by the Artist lower right.
Condition: Recently cleaned and varnished with no condition issues.
Framed: h. 15" by w. 22”, Original to the artwork and constructed by Adrian's framer.

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A Note of Interest: Many east coast Canadian artists from the first half of the 20th century often visited the artist's colonies in Rockport, Gloucester and Provincetown, Mass., for both educational and recreational purposes. The scene depicted in this painting by Adrian was of the noted Rockport setting, Flat Ledge Quarry; a Rockport Granite Company quarry, which closed in 1933 and had provided vast volumes of excavated granite to numerous important east coast construction projects in the 19th and early 20th century.

Rockport granite was shipped all over the world. It can be found in New York in the bases of the Statue of Liberty and the Brooklyn Bridge and in six Central Park Monuments, also in Boston in the Custom House Tower and Longfellow Bridge, and in the Charlestown, Mass., and Portsmouth, N.H., navy yards, to name but a few places. Which leaves little doubt in our minds why this small east coast fishing village was eventually named, Rockport.

Adrian Darley Dingle RCA, OSA, OIP, FIAL

 

 

 

 

*** "Net Frame, Neil's Harbour, Cape Breton Island"

   *** "Autumn Leaves"

      *** "Return to Folly Cove"

 

Adrian was born in Wales in 1911 and came to Canada in 1914 with his parents, settling in Oakville, Ontario. During his art student years he studied art under J.W. Beatty at OCA as well as in London, England at Goldsmith's College of art. When he returned to Canada he became a regular exhibitor at the OSA annual showings.

Known for his marine subjects, his technique has been described as “ ... creating a brightness, or feeling of presence of light, no matter how dark or fogbound the colours of the setting may be, presenting paintings that glow with brilliant colour.” Adrian’s palette contained over 40 shades of grey developed by him.

Many of Adrian's paintings were completed in oils but he also worked in acrylic and his artistic output was said to be between 150 to 200 paintings a year. During the summer he enjoyed travelling to the east coast, sometimes with fellow artist Hilton Hassell, to paint the eastern ports and other seaside activities. He also painted in France, Portugal, Spain, the British Isles and Massachusetts. During his earlier years (1952-1954) he also taught at the Doon School of Fine Arts, in Kitchener, Ont.

Adrian Dingle is recognized as being one of a number of 20th century artists that are now being keenly sought after by art collectors seeking previously overlooked fine paintings by this talented innovative artist. During his working years many of his paintings were sold at the Eaton Company Fine Art Gallery.

Adrian is represented in the National Gallery, the London Art Museum as well as in the collections of several banks and some large corporations, as well as in many private collections.

This well respected artist died in 1974.

Painting Ref No: 6REA13WKR-S/TIEEX

Adrian Dingle RCA, OSA, OIP, Quarry Sails, Acrylic on Board 1970