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Mousehole v Paul, 1954
Oil on board
Signed and dated 'Feiler 53', lower left
85 x 110 cm (33 ½ x 43 ¼ in)
Provenance
E Rosenberg
Austin Desmond, Ascot, 1990
Collection of Graham and Mollie Dark
Osborne Samuel, London
Exhibited
London Football Association, Arts Council,
Football and the Fine Arts, 21 October –
7 November 1953
Manchester, Football Association, Arts Council,
World Cup Exhibition, 1956
Tate St Ives, Paul Feiler, The Near and the Far,
Paintings, 1953-2004, 14 May – 26 September 2005
Literature
Paul Feiler: The Near and the Far, Tate St Ives, pp 6-7
This painting has a fascinating history. It depicts a football
match in Cornwall between the villages of Mousehole and Paul.
Feiler submitted it successfully to the 1953 Football and the Fine
Arts competition exhibition in London. The exhibition was organized
by the Football Association and the Arts Council to commemorate
the 90th anniversary of the FA. 1,700 works of art were submitted,
150 were chosen. Held at Park Lane House the exhibition included
LS Lowry's iconic Going to the Match. The Lowry won the top
prize. It is noted on the back of the Feiler painting that it also
won a prize.
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