ron folland

[welshgirlwen]

hican anyone give me any info on ron folland??i have a oil canvas by him which was framed by frost and reed studios bristol,its mainly,browns,oranges and reds. of a parissienne river scene with cafes,towers and a market and some boats but painted at dawn.many thanks

[dundurn]

Ron Folland 1932-1999 is/was a very popular painter, much reproduced. Are you sure it's an original? They do exist and could be worth a few hundred pounds, depending on size and condition, but there are a lot of prints around and there is a fair amount of "doctoring" going on - taking a print and then covering it in a varnish to give the surface effect of brushstrokes which to a quick glance very much resembles an original oil. Your picture sounds similar at least to one of his most popular subjects "Canal de Paris".

[welshgirlwen]

thanx for the info,i actually think its a reprint,ive had it for the last 16 years,its immaculate condition

[Mairzydotes]

Ron Folland was a Hampshire man, living in Horndean near Portsmouth.
I bought an original Ron Folland in 1971, for �375 which was roughly the amount left me by my mother.
So it is my legacy.. not that I would part with it!
I would be interested to know if it was ever reproduced. It is a scene of Paris at sunset, and is called 'Evening Boulevard'.
Also (for my son, at a very much later stage, I hope) it's approximate value.
I do realise that he has gone out of fashion, but his pictures gave a lot of pleasure.