Roy Petley

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Roy Petley is an impressionist painter, typically working en plein air depicting beach scenes and continental landscapes. At age sixteen, Petley received a scholarship to study art at Brighton University. After a semester, he instead hitchhiked to Italy, drawing Florentine scenes to provide a living and studying the work of the Old Masters. He returned to England in 1968, but first headed for Belfast where the Bell Gallery supported and encouraged him as a young artist.
Petley exhibited work in London throughout the 1970s, often at ‘The Open Air Art Show’ at Green Park. Following a chance encounter with the Duchess of Kent, Petley built a long-standing connection with the Royal Family as supporters of his art and his exhibitions ensued in London and Dublin, as well as internationally.

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'GIRL SEWING' SIZE: H 24" x W 16" Result: £1,000 Date: 29/03/2022
'LES VACANCES D'ETE' SIZE: H 16" x W 24" Result: £750 Date: 06/05/2025
'BANK HOLIDAY WEEKEND' SIZE: H 17" x W 25" Result: £750 Date: 06/05/2025
'THE FOUNTAIN' SIZE: H 20" x W 24" Result: £300 Date: 16/01/2024
'ON THE BEACH' SIZE: H 20" x W 30" Result: £70 Date: 13/04/2023
'LILIES & ROSES' SIZE: H 16" x W 11" Result: £5 Date: 27/08/2024