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Lightfoot and Rogers

7/4/2015

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PictureMy print of Autumn Ash by P. Lightfoot
On Wednesday night, I was delighted to get approached by a visitor to my website. Roland had taken an interest in the print by P. Lightfoot entitled “Autumn Ash” and featured in my gallery. It turns out that his parents own the original painting.

How cool is that?

Roland was interested in what I knew of the painting, its potential value and the artist. Here’s an extract from my response:

Thank you so much for getting in touch. With regards to P. Lightfoot though, I am afraid that I can’t offer any useful insight at all. I spent some time searching the internet for details of this artist and his/her work…

…and I am afraid I drew something of a blank. I know there was a least one other print from the “Ash” collection (image below) but I don’t know what it was called.

What is the original painting worth? I really don’t know. My guess is not a significant value given the difficulty in finding anything out about Lightfoot – but I am just a bloke that likes seventies stuff and that makes my point of view worth even less.

Value aside, it’s a great picture, I love my copy and am pleased to have it on display in my home. I am chuffed for your parents owning the original, and more than a little envious, if I am honest. I hope that they love it too and that it has pride of place on a wall somewhere.

I am delighted that you managed to find me and engage in some dialogue. This is the kind of interaction that makes running my own website worthwhile – you have made my day.

If you are able to send me a picture of your parent’s painting, I’d love to see what its colours are like.

Good luck with your investigations. If you find anything else about the artist or his/her portfolio, I’d love to know what you discover.

For me it’s slightly surreal that my old copy of this print (and small-space website article) has resulted in me discussing the original with the owners’ son - the internet really can make the world feel like a much smaller, more interesting place.

The exchange though didn’t end at this point, Roland and I have traded a few more emails since.

But first, a brief digression, if you will indulge me for a moment. In August 2014, the image I refer to (shared below but mentioned above in the note to Roland) was sent to me by another visitor that had found my site and asked if I knew the name of her print. I didn’t…

…but I may learn it in due course…

…because it turns out that Roland’s folks own the original of that print too. That’s even cooler!

And Siobhan, if I find out the name of it, I’ll be getting back in touch.

I have been advised that Autumn Ash was painted, and the picture presented to the Rogers family, when Roland’s sister was a baby. That dates the original painting to 1976, a fact that I am pleased to know bearing in mind that I had only guessed that my print had its roots in my favourite decade.

Though there are no guarantees, if I get any more insight about Lightfoot, or am sent photos of the original painting/s, I’ll share the details in due course.  

As I state in my gallery post, Autumn Ash has a bleak feel about it. It is a real shame to report that Roland’s approach has an equally bleak aspect to it too. His mum recently passed away so, as thrilled as I was to be contacted, I am equally saddened that it is under such circumstances.

Desperately trying not to be crass; I once heard an Aston Martin owner make the statement that “one didn’t so much own an Aston as look after it for the next generation”. Art is like that too, all of us move on eventually - but art endures.

My thoughts are with the Rogers family as the members deal with their grief.

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Stepping Stones by P. Lightfoot
March 2016 update - the title of the print above is "Stepping Stones"
Picture"Evening Lake" Peter Lightfoot
June 21st 2018 UPDATE

A pleasurable exchange of notes with Kieran today who has been in touch about the Peter Lightfoot blog post. Kieran has another print from the same series as “Autumn Ash” and “Stepping Stones”.

His, entitled “Evening Lake” and shared across, is different from the other Lightfoot prints I have seen because, instead of being monochromatic, it’s more colourful. Though the shot is grainy, the blues are obvious and the green evident.

To be frank, I would have expected Peter Lightfoot to use more colour rather than less, maybe the version of Autumn Ash that I have was a monochromatic/sepia type treatment applied to the print in a later production run.
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I wonder if the original painting was more colourful too?

In the article above, my liaison with Roland Rogers didn’t result in me seeing any photos of his original paintings, so I don’t know … but I suspect.

Kieran advises that his print, on board and framed much like mine, was originally purchased from Roy Edwards Fine Arts in Portadown in Northern Ireland. His print, again like mine, having been enjoyed by other members of his family before him, is in effect a family heirloom too.

I hope this latest post update interests you. My thanks to Kieran for getting in touch.

PictureReflections - Peter Lightfoot print
9th October 2020 UPDATE - An eighties take on the Lightfoot landscape

​Reader, Jacky Thomas got in touch with me recently. Having read the original blog post, here’s what Jacky had to say:

“I have a Peter Lightfoot print called 'Reflections' S4749, framed by Venture Prints, Bristol. It shows a slightly surreal scene of a lake with trees surrounding it. Lots of bright greens"

Following the website engagement, I replied and asked to see a picture of the print.

Jacky got back in touch and shared the images associated with this update, the right portion showing the signature.

Conceptually the scene has some obvious similarities to Autumn Ash, Stepping Stones and Evening Lake, but the artistic treatment has been updated to have a thoroughly eighties feel to it. And, whilst still being a landscape in composition terms, the orientation of this print is actually portrait, just to add some linguistic confusion to the description. 

There’s not much out there in cyberspace about Peter Lightfoot, it’s probably why my site has had so many visits associated with his work. The decidedly niche topic has prompted some good dialogue and I for one am pleased to see how the art evolved over time (Jacky’s print is dated 1985). Hope you like it too.

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Hughes
2/1/2016 05:30:33 am

I also have this painting. My family has had this for quite some time on display. So much so that the colour in the painting has worn out and left us with the magnificent display.

Link to images: http://i.imgur.com/LYPMI3D.jpg, http://i.imgur.com/UVFQzkk.jpg, http://i.imgur.com/j5y5iyb.jpg

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Adrian link
2/1/2016 05:52:09 am

Hi Hughes,
Thanks a lot for sharing. Your family's print has aged to the point of being monochromatic. It makes for an interesting comparison. If anything, it's more stark, even post apocalyptic. Kind regards Adrian

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Kathryn Cameron
3/25/2016 12:30:40 pm

I have a print from ash collection,very similar to this,my aunt bought it,its very similar to the above painting.

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Adrian link
3/25/2016 03:14:18 pm

Hi Kathryn,
Thanks for getting in touch. Is your aunt's print titled/labelled? If so what does she have? If it's different from the two ash prints already featured, please can you send me a photo and I'll update the post with it too. Thanks a lot. Adrian

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Heather
2/4/2017 04:04:57 pm

Hi,
I came across this conversation while on my search to replace a Peter Lightfoot print that got lost in a house move.
"Sunlight on Saturn" was on the wall of my parents front room when I was growing up. I loved it and was thrilled when they gave it to me....then I lost it because I trusted movers.
I keep looking for it and have frustratingly missed an auction where it sold for £5! The original painting sold at the same auction house for £700.
They have sold a few of his original paintings but nothing like the print you have.
http://www.goldingyoung.com/Search?q=Lightfoot

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Adrian Baldwin
2/5/2017 12:02:58 pm

Hi Heather, I hope that you get to find a copy of Sunlight on Saturn. I'll let you know if I ever see one. I visited Golding, Young and Mawer and viewed the featured prints. I wasn't familiar with any of them so it was great to learn about other Lightfoot works. You have answered a question for me, the "P" stands for Peter. Kind regards, Adrian

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Heather
4/12/2017 09:38:11 am

Hi Adrian,
I was just doing another search for my beloved Sunlight on Saturn and came across this ad:
http://www.adverts.ie/pictures-paintings/large-picture-stepping-stones-by-p-lightfoot/6663389
The same as your's but it looks faded to a monochrome like @Hughes print.
Anyway, thought you might find it interesting!

Sharon drumm link
11/11/2018 06:45:01 am

hi was reading your post and my mum who lived in England has the copy of the painting your looking for . when you email me I can send you a photo kind regards Sharon.

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Adrian Baldwin link
5/18/2021 06:37:07 am

Hi Sharon,
Apologies, I have just realised that I didn't respond to your earlier message. Which painting does your mum have? If you still want to engage, let me know and I'll send you an email. Kind regards, Adrian

Kat
11/4/2017 06:24:37 pm

Hello!

We have a landscape picture by a 'P. LIGHTFOOT' (called New World, dated 1971) that looks very similar to this style. We just found it in a place we moved into and started searching the internet and came across this post. Would love to know more about the artist and to get in touch x

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Adrian Baldwin
11/20/2017 06:19:10 am

Thanks for getting in touch Kat. Did you find out anymore? Why not send me a photo of your landscape and maybe I'll write another post. Kind regards Adrian

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Kieran
6/20/2018 02:44:40 pm

Hi Adrian
I have another P Lightfoot print entitled Evening Lake. It looks like it is from the collection you have featured. Indeed the lake and trees all seem to be very similar in style.
Mine came to me from my uncle who had it for many years and my Dad was given the picture when this uncle, his brother passed away.

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Adrian Baldwin link
6/21/2018 12:39:49 am

Hi Kieran,

Thanks a lot for getting in touch. I'd be intrigued to see your print. Please can you send me a photo and I'll post it/an update to my blog article.

It's great how the art endures. My print went uncle-nan-me in terms of the family cycle.

Kind regards,

Adrian

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Kieran Veale
9/5/2018 02:33:44 pm

Hi again Adrian

I was watching an Irish film shot in Northern Ireland called "Bad Day for the Cut" a 2017 film by Chris Baugh on netflix. About 48 minutes in there is a Lightfoot print hanging on the wall in a scene.It is another one in the series and had the same mounting and frame as my picture. Figured I'd pass that on to you.

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Adrian Baldwin link
9/17/2018 01:33:33 pm

Hi again Kieran,

Now you have set me a challenge, I don't know the film and I don't have Netflix! Will have to get investigating and come back to you when I have caught up.

Best regards,

Adrian

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Linda Clark
10/10/2018 05:22:58 am

Hi, Adrian,
We too have Autumn Ash, we bought it in a painting exhibition on Brighton seafront in 1976, we fell in love with the spectacularly coloured sunset that held lovely memories for us of holiday evening strolls on the remote west coast of Scotland. I thought you might be interested to know that we paid £32 which was our entire marriage allowance tax rebate, blown in one fell swoop. We think we might have spoken to the artist, but cannot be sure after all this time. Brighton does have a flourishing art college. Ours has faded over the years and some brown marks have appeared in the sky, maybe due to the fact that the print was covered with clear acrylic brushstrokes to make it appear a real painting, maybe it can’t breathe? It has a large wooden frame with 2 metal trims and a dark hessian border. Sorry I cannot help you with your enquiries of the artist himself, but thought you might like to know of another location. I loved finding your website and reading the continuing saga and knowing you love Autumn Ash too. Many thanks, Lindasisa

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Adrian Baldwin link
10/10/2018 06:07:38 am

Hi Linda,

Lovely to hear from you, thanks for taking the time to comment.

Bearing in mind that 42 years later you still have the print, I'd say your £32 was money well spent. It sounds like your marriage has stood the test of time as well.

Married persons tax allowances, now they are as much part of the past as the Lightfoot artworks, a shame they didn't pass the time test too.

Best regards,

Adrian

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CRESSIDA FALLON
10/10/2018 07:17:35 am

is Roy Edwards fine art in Portadown still in business - I have a painting from there that I would like to find out more about

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Adrian Baldwin link
10/10/2018 07:48:00 am

Hi Cressida,
Thanks for getting in touch. A search of companies house reveals that Roy Edwards Fine Art Limited went into liquidation in 2010 and the company was finally dissolved in 2015.
Kind regards,
Adrian

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Claire
11/28/2018 01:52:19 am

Good morning
I also have an”Autumn Ash” picture. It’s in great condition and has stickers on the back which look really old... one says another picture framed by Boots Autumn Ash by P Lightfoot LWEA and another saying “This picture has a Matglo surface varnish to reduce reflection.clean with a soft damp cloth”.
I love the picture but it doesn’t really go well in my house so I’m looking to sell it.are you able to give me any tips on best place to sell?
Thank you
Claire

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Sheryl Oliver
8/17/2019 03:11:14 pm

Hi All, so happy to hear all your comments re Autumn Ash. I too have got this picture , my Mother bought it in the seventy. It’s in very good condition , but it’s a sepia colour. Like black and white.P.LIGHT FOOT in right hand corner. Mum passed in April 2019. My daughter & I we’re looking at it , it always had a dead look to it, so I said I would put some colour into it , but I don’t think I can now after reading it’s been treated with A special Coating, what are your thoughts on this. Thank you.

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Barry morton
4/6/2019 04:53:28 am

I have this in my loft also

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Adrian Baldwin link
4/8/2019 02:32:29 am

Hi Barry,

Well, get it out of the loft and hang it on the wall instead!

Best regards,

Ade

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Adrian Baldwin link
4/8/2019 02:34:20 am

Hi All,

Barry Morton’s comments have reminded me that I have been meaning to share something with you. Via the blog, Loraine got in touch to advise that she has a copy of Autumn Ash that she is prepared to pass on to a fan of the print. Here’s what she had to say:

“Hi Adrian I am currently trying to find a home for a print of Peter Lightfoot Autumn Ash, which was bought by my dear departed mum in 1976. I'm an artist and my walls are already overflowing so I don't have room for it. It is the same as the image in your blog. Do you know anyone who might be interested?

It would be free plus postage (unless it can be collected) to a new home.

I'm in South London. It could be collected from my studio in SE15 at my open studio 9-12 and 18-19 May, or I can get a quote for
postage.

Best wishes Loraine”

So, if you’d like a copy of Autumn Ash, drop me a line via the contact form and I’ll forward them to Loraine. I have a photo of Loraine’s print too so let me know if you’d like to see it.

Kind regards,

Adrian

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Roger Baldwin
4/26/2019 12:54:54 am

I saw (actually I sat directly opposite) a print of 'Stepping Stones' for some hours yesterday at Orsett Hospital.
I noted that on the left bank, under the tree by the stones there is a bare patch, such as might be caused by children playing by the stream. The stones only offer passage halfway across from right to left the then there are, apparently, small heaps of pebbles not offering secure passage. Though there is the clear path and evidence of traffic (the bare patch) on the left, there is no sign of any wear or path on the right.
So, symbolism of death, right to left, or birth, left to right?
My wife liked the picture, but as you wrote, no information on the internet.
Best regards
Roger

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Adrian Baldwin link
4/26/2019 01:48:48 am

Hi Roger,

Lovely note, thanks for getting in touch and sharing your thoughts and observations. Bearing in mind the hours spent in contemplation at the hospital, I hope that all is well with you/your wife. I guess from your email address that you are much the same age as my father, and on the subject of relatives … great surname by the way. Maybe we are even related?

Was it a surprise to do some internet research and then come across another Baldwin?

Best regards,

Adrian

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WILLIAM LAVERTY
4/9/2020 07:32:53 am

Hi. I have just uncovered a large print of Stepping Stones. On board and mounted on the surface of a larger backing. It has a metal nameplate attached naming the painting and artist and on the back a label saying supplied by Roy Edwards fine arts Portadown

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Adrian Baldwin link
4/13/2020 04:10:24 am

Thanks for getting in touch William. Presumably you have seen the earlier comments to this post. Roy Edwards Fine Arts has come up before as a supplier of Lightfoot prints.Enjoy your Stepping Stones. Best regards, Adrian

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J thomas
9/7/2020 05:28:23 am

I have a Peter light foot print called 'reflections' S4749, framed by venture prints, bristol. It shows a slightly surreal scene of a lake with trees surrounding it. Lots of bright greens

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Adrian Baldwin link
9/7/2020 08:09:26 am

Hi Jacky,

Thanks a lot for getting in touch.

I'd be interested to see a picture of your "Reflections" print. Maybe you could send me a photo and I could share it in an article update.

Best regards,

Adrian

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Jackie coste
3/17/2021 04:45:20 am

Hi, I also have a copy of Stepping Stones , which I'm considering selling , but I have no idea how much this could be worth?
It was my elderly relatives, which I have inherited.
I can send some photos if you would be interested in investigation.
Kind regards
Jackie

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Mohammed Khalil
5/18/2021 05:29:26 am

Hi
I have the same painting, but I think it is original. My grandfather was able to obtain it at an auction in Europe in the mid-seventies, according to what is said. Please help me to know more details about this painting.

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Adrian Baldwin link
5/18/2021 05:50:33 am

Hi Mohammed,
Thanks for getting in touch. Which painting do you have? Is it Autumn Ash or one of the others? I'll send you on an email too, perhaps you can sent me a photo of your piece. Maybe it will help move the story on a bit further. Kind regards, Adrian

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Mohammed Khalil
5/18/2021 06:52:48 am

Hi Adrian
This my phone number to contact me by WhatsApp or Telegram
009647801209715

Michelle mccabe
11/2/2021 12:01:58 am

We too have Ash painting which was my father in laws. Just taken care of it in our home

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Adrian Baldwin link
11/5/2021 04:59:12 am

Hi Michelle,
Thanks for getting in touch. Is yours like mine? Or do you have a full colour verson? Kind regards, Adrian

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Shanan Gravett
2/17/2022 03:36:36 am

I have a Painting that has recently been left to us by our grandfather .Wen I googled this painting and the artist P.lightfoot I believe this painting is called stepping stone when I googled it I found this forum could some one tell me any more on this painting thank you

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Gerard Riordan link
6/27/2022 12:40:27 pm

I bought Autumn Ash print for my Mum in 1976 from Hudsons Quality Furniture Store Dewsbury.
It's nice orangey sun colours have faded to like sepia. I wish it could be restored !
It cost £16.50 and I still have the receipt too. The colours made it serene but it appears bleak now. I always wanted to paint a ship on it but never did.

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mylespaul
1/11/2023 03:47:17 pm

autum ash paintjng got one exactly the same love to now what its worth for isurance purpose thanks

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Jane Corrigan
1/15/2023 05:24:18 am

Hi I have this picture, it looks like a painting as the paint is raised? Which I’m a bit confused about as someone else mentioned they have. Would like to know more.

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