Keith Bowen Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Keith Bowen Art Value Price Guide

Feb. 05, 2023
Keith Bowen (B. 1950) "The Milkman" Original
Est: $200 - $300
Keith Bowen (UK, B. 1950) "The Milkman" Signed lower left. Original First Day Cover Illustration. Original Charcoal on Paper. Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation. This painting is the original which was published on the Fleetwood First Day Cover for the Great Britain 32p Food and Farming Year 1989 stamp issued March 7, 1989. Cows are very important to England's farm economy, and they supply the milkman with a good many of his wares. England's extensive dairy herds produce enough milk to meet all the country's need. Over two-thirds of the nation's cream also comes from its domestic herds, as do nearly half of the cheeses consumed in English homes. These include the native cheese of Cheddar Gorge in Somerset, the sheep cheese of Devon, and Dorset Blue Vinney cheese. The town of Melton Mowbray is the home of Stilton cheese, and seventeen gallons of milk, the liquid equivalent of one hundred and thirty -six pounds, are required to produce a single fifteen-pound cheese. The milk is curdled, the curds are scooped out for the cheese and the remaining whey is fed to the pigs raised in the area. This is said to give the pigs' meat a very delectable flavor. Thus, thanks to the dairy cow, Melton Mowbray is famous for its delicious pork-pies and its Stilton cheese. Image Size: 18 x 20.75 in. Overall Size: 20 x 28.5 in. Unframed. (B11933)
Helmuth Stone
Jun. 12, 2022
Keith Bowen (B. 1950) "The Milkman" Original
Est: $200 - $300
Keith Bowen (UK, B. 1950) "The Milkman" Signed lower left. Original First Day Cover Illustration. Original Charcoal on Paper. Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation. This painting is the original which was published on the Fleetwood First Day Cover for the Great Britain 32p Food and Farming Year 1989 stamp issued March 7, 1989. Cows are very important to England's farm economy, and they supply the milkman with a good many of his wares. England's extensive dairy herds produce enough milk to meet all the country's need. Over two-thirds of the nation's cream also comes from its domestic herds, as do nearly half of the cheeses consumed in English homes. These include the native cheese of Cheddar Gorge in Somerset, the sheep cheese of Devon, and Dorset Blue Vinney cheese. The town of Melton Mowbray is the home of Stilton cheese, and seventeen gallons of milk, the liquid equivalent of one hundred and thirty -six pounds, are required to produce a single fifteen-pound cheese. The milk is curdled, the curds are scooped out for the cheese and the remaining whey is fed to the pigs raised in the area. This is said to give the pigs' meat a very delectable flavor. Thus, thanks to the dairy cow, Melton Mowbray is famous for its delicious pork-pies and its Stilton cheese. Image Size: 18 x 20.75 in. Overall Size: 20 x 28.5 in. Unframed. (B11933)
Helmuth Stone
Sep. 26, 2021
Keith Bowen (B. 1950) "The Milkman" Original
Est: $200 - $400
Keith Bowen (UK, B. 1950) "The Milkman" Signed lower left. Original First Day Cover Illustration. Original Charcoal on Paper. Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation. This painting is the original which was published on the Fleetwood First Day Cover for the Great Britain 32p Food and Farming Year 1989 stamp issued March 7, 1989. Cows are very important to England's farm economy, and they supply the milkman with a good many of his wares. England's extensive dairy herds produce enough milk to meet all the country's need. Over two-thirds of the nation's cream also comes from its domestic herds, as do nearly half of the cheeses consumed in English homes. These include the native cheese of Cheddar Gorge in Somerset, the sheep cheese of Devon, and Dorset Blue Vinney cheese. The town of Melton Mowbray is the home of Stilton cheese, and seventeen gallons of milk, the liquid equivalent of one hundred and thirty -six pounds, are required to produce a single fifteen-pound cheese. The milk is curdled, the curds are scooped out for the cheese and the remaining whey is fed to the pigs raised in the area. This is said to give the pigs' meat a very delectable flavor. Thus, thanks to the dairy cow, Melton Mowbray is famous for its delicious pork-pies and its Stilton cheese. Image Size: 18 x 20.75 in. Overall Size: 20 x 28.5 in. Unframed. (B11933)
Helmuth Stone
Apr. 18, 2021
Keith Bowen (B. 1950) "The Milkman"
Est: $250 - $450
Keith Bowen (UK, B. 1950) "The Milkman" Signed lower left. Original First Day Cover Illustration. Original Charcoal on Paper. Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation. This painting is the original which was published on the Fleetwood First Day Cover for the Great Britain 32p Food and Farming Year 1989 stamp issued March 7, 1989. Cows are very important to England's farm economy, and they supply the milkman with a good many of his wares. England's extensive dairy herds produce enough milk to meet all the country's need. Over two-thirds of the nation's cream also comes from its domestic herds, as do nearly half of the cheeses consumed in English homes. These include the native cheese of Cheddar Gorge in Somerset, the sheep cheese of Devon, and Dorset Blue Vinney cheese. The town of Melton Mowbray is the home of Stilton cheese, and seventeen gallons of milk, the liquid equivalent of one hundred and thirty -six pounds, are required to produce a single fifteen-pound cheese. The milk is curdled, the curds are scooped out for the cheese and the remaining whey is fed to the pigs raised in the area. This is said to give the pigs' meat a very delectable flavor. Thus, thanks to the dairy cow, Melton Mowbray is famous for its delicious pork-pies and its Stilton cheese. Image Size: 18 x 20.75 in. Overall Size: 20 x 28.5 in. Unframed. (B11933)
Helmuth Stone
Oct. 04, 2020
Keith Bowen (B. 1950) "European Hare"
Est: $200 - $300
Keith Bowen (UK, B. 1950) "European Hare" Signed lower right. Original Chalk on Construction Paper. Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation. This painting was originally published on the Fleetwood First Day Cover of the Great Britain 24p Wintertime European Hare stamp issued January 14, 1992. Members of the leporidae family, hares are animals with roots reaching back into the Paleocene era. This familiar long-eared creature is even mentioned in folklore and mythology, for the Germanic earth goddess Ostara favored hares above all other animals. Contrary to some popular thought, hares are not forest or deep woodland creatures. They commonly occur in open terrain and around cultivated fields which yield year-round sustenance for the population. Hares avoid high elevations and cold, moist ground, preferring warm, dry habitats with rich loamy ground coverings. These animals are non-migratory and usually live their lives within a mile or two of their birthplace. Hares are born fully furred and are nursed for two to three weeks thereafter. After weaning, the young hares eat adult fare. Wild hares are strictly herbivorous, and their diet includes green plants, twigs, bark, shrubs and weed seeds. In cultivated areas, hares frequently help themselves to produce such as cabbage, parsley and winter grains. Their eyesight is relatively poor; they can usually detect movement, but little else. Hares depend upon their sharpest senses -- hearing and smell -- to alert them to danger and often stand on their powerful hind legs to test their surroundings. Image Size: 18 x 21 in. Overall Size: 22 x 26 in. Unframed. (B13559)
Helmuth Stone
Oct. 04, 2020
Keith Bowen (B. 1950) "Welsh Mountain Sheep"
Est: $350 - $700
Keith Bowen (UK, B. 1950) "Welsh Mountain Sheep" Signed lower right. Original Chalk on Construction Paper. Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation. This painting was originally published on the Fleetwood First Day Cover of the Great Britain 39p Wintertime Welsh Mountain Sheep stamp issued January 14, 1992. The lush countryside of Wales is home to the Welsh mountain sheep. This ruminant mammal is an extremely hardy creature which roams across the hills and mountains of Wales in search of rich grass. Three acres of pasture are needed to support one sheep, and during harsh winters extra food must be supplied for them. Each sheep is bound by heredity to a particular part of the mountain. The animal instinctively knows its boundaries, called "cynefin" in Welsh. The sheep remains steadfastly within these confines, and the ewe passes this innate knowledge of boundaries on to its offspring. Mating occurs in November, and gestation lasts 147 days. In early April the first lambs arrive, and it is vital for the young sheep to gain enough weight and strength to survive their first winter. This painting depicts a magnificent ram, its impressive horns spiralling outward. Image Size: 18 x 21 in. Overall Size: 22 x 25.75 in. Unframed. (B13555)
Helmuth Stone
Aug. 23, 2020
Keith Bowen (B. 1950) "Redwing Thrush"
Est: $200 - $400
Keith Bowen (UK, B. 1950) "Redwing Thrush" Signed lower left. Original Chalk on Construction Paper. Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation. This painting was originally published on the Fleetwood First Day Cover of the Great Britain 33p Wintertime Redwing Thrush stamp issued January 14, 1992. Large, stout and sturdy-legged, the redwing is an annual winter visitor to Britain. True thrushes are found on all continents except Australia and Antarctica. This thrush family member most commonly occurs in Scandinavia and north Russia, but seeks more hospitable environments during harsh northern winters. Spotted-breasted like other thrush relatives, the redwing sports reddish-brown wings and flanks. It inhabits open grasslands and farmlands, where remnants of spring cultivation still yield respectable harvests of insect life. The redwing digs up its food, and frozen ground means that a sizable number of these birds perish during excessively frigid winters. As winters wanes and the weather warms, the redwing flies northward to nest. The redwing nest resembles a grass cup and can be found on the ground or in trees and shrubs. Its foundation is comprised of twigs and earth, and the female somtimes embellishes it with lichen or moss. In early summer she lays from four to six eggs which are blue-green in color and are flecked with reddish-brown markings. She incubates for approximately two weeks, and the hatchlings are fed by both parents for 14 days thereafter. This artwork features an image of this unadorned member of the thrush family, which remains one of Britain's most vocal wintertime visitors. Image Size: 18 x 21 in. Overall Size: 22 x 26 in. Unframed. (B13556)
Helmuth Stone
Aug. 23, 2020
Keith Bowen (B. 1950) "Red Squirrel"
Est: $200 - $400
Keith Bowen (UK, B. 1950) "Red Squirrel" Signed lower left. Original Chalk on Construction Paper. Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation. This painting was originally published on the Fleetwood First Day Combination Cover of the Great Britain Wintertime stamp issue of January 14, 1992. Brightly colored rodents with keen vision, red squirrels were born to scurry from tree top to tree top. These cheeky little mammals can be found scampering about the woods and city parks of Europe and Asia gathering nuts, berries and seeds. Many times red squirrels will bury the nuts they've harvested and return at some later date to reclaim their stash. Some of the buried nuts will sprout and eventually become trees. Image Size: 18 x 21 in. Overall Size: 22.5 x 25.75 in. Unframed. (B13557)
Helmuth Stone
Jul. 05, 2020
Keith Bowen (B. 1950) "Fallow Deer"
Est: $200 - $300
Keith Bowen (UK, B. 1950) "Fallow Deer" Signed lower right. Original First Day Cover Illustration. Chalk on Paper. Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation. This painting was published on the Fleetwood First Day Cover of the Great Britain 18p Wintertime Fallow Deer stamp issued January 14, 1992. Fallow deer roamed throughout Central Europe prior to the last glacial period. But as the ice receded, so did the fallow deer, occurring primarily in Asia Minor until ancient times. When enterprising Phoenicians returned from ventures deep into Asia Minor, they brought back the fallow deer and introduced the animal to the Mediterranean countries. As Roman legions expanded the empire in Britain and northwestern Europe, its citizens reintroduced the fallow deer to its original habitat. Today this extremely adaptable creature is widely distributed throughout Europe and thrives on other continents as well. A handsome animal of stately form, the fallow deer requires keen senses of smell and hearing to survive in the wild, but its sense of sight is astoundingly acute. While most species of deer cannot see a motionless person, the fallow deer -- like man and cognate primates -- can. This acuity is one of its best survival tools, for it enables the animal to elude predators, whether beast or man. Fallow deer are herd animals, with the females and offspring congregating in one group and the males in another. The mating season begins in October, and the fawns appear in late May. Unlike other species of deer young, fallow deer fawns do not lose their spots, for the adults are usually spotted as well. Image Size: 18 x 21 in. Overall Size: 23.5 x 25.75 in. Unframed. (B13558)
Helmuth Stone
Apr. 05, 2020
Keith Bowen (UK, B. 1950) "The Butcher"
Est: $250 - $500
Keith Bowen (UK, B. 1950) "The Butcher" Signed and dated lower right. Charcoal on Watercolor Paper. Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation. This painting was originally published on the Fleetwood First Day Cover for the Great Britain 27p Food and Farming Year 1989 stamp issued March 7, 1989. Whether hunted, snared, or placidly procured from the many friendly butcher shops which dot the land, meat and poultry have ever formed the centerpiece to any proper British meal. And fish isn't far behind. The English love of a variety of meats and fish at their table surely reached its height during the opulent Victorian Era of the 1800s. This was the age when exotic foods from the British Empire were imported from around the globe. At a proper dinner party, a choice of soups was followed by at least two kinds of fish. Then two meats -- roast mutton and turkey, perhaps -- would serve as side courses to the entrees: cutlets, fillets, or satueed fillets; these in turn were a prelude to the roasts. A dab of sorbet and then the game course -- partridge, pheasant, duck, woodcock, venison. To someone not raised amid such fare, it could be overwhelming, especially since many of the nobility hunted and the procurement of the game could prove the meal's main topic of conversation. Image Size: 18 x 20.75 in. Overall Size: 20 x 28.5 in. Unframed. (B11932)
Helmuth Stone
Apr. 05, 2020
Keith Bowen (UK, B. 1950) "The Farmer"
Est: $250 - $500
Keith Bowen (UK, B. 1950) "The Farmer" Signed and dated lower right. Charcoal on Watercolor Paper. Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation. This painting was originally published on the Fleetwood First Day Combination Cover for the Great Britain Food and Farming Year 1989 stamps issued March 7, 1989. The common source of supply for Britain's milkman, baker, greengrocer and butcher alike is, of course, the British farmer, renowned in song and story for his hard-working ways. There is only a limited amount of land available for agriculture in Great Britain. The fact that Britain's farmers are able to supply about two-thirds of the nations' food requirements is due solely to their efficiency, generally considered among the highest in the world. Ever since the time of the Roman occupation, Britain has been a large wheat producer. Today, mechanization has allowed British farms to grow in size and productivity, while reasearch has strengthened farm management. The modern British farm consistently produces yields per acre far greater than is considered possible in many other parts of the world. Image Size: 18 x 21 in. Overall Size: 20 x 28.5 in. Unframed. (B11935)
Helmuth Stone
Mar. 25, 2018
Provence, France. Original Painting by Keith Brown
Est: £750 - £1,250
an unusual painting from Keith Bowen, more known for his studies of Snowdonia (Wales UK) and its rural communities. The work is very reflective of Provencal light and imagery sunny terrace and terracotta pots with bright Summer flowers, plants and a little tree. Signed in pencil lower left, with Richard Hagen Gallery label verso,
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