Fritz van Luppen / Fred van Luppen

Fritz van Luppen (Belgium) worked during the first worldwar

in England. The watercolours here above and below are proof  

of that but the third watercolour appears to be made in the 

second worldwar. He remained true to his developed style.

It is not Chatsworth at all.  It is a building called Queen 

Mary’s Bower in the Park.  It used to be a fishing lodge 

and the 6^th Duke of Devonshire had it “romanticised” 

and made into the bower in 1823-24.  A statue of Mary 

Queen of Scots was intended to stand in one of the 

niches but this never happened.  It is reputed that Mary 

Queen of Scots took the air in the walled structure when 

she was held prisoner at Chatsworth but there is nothing 

to substantiate the story. (see picture below)

Work on paper. Dimensions: 35 / 48 cm.

Fred van Luppen

Depicted here is the harbour of Polruan in the southwest

of England. A lot of Belgians fled to Great Britain during

world war I. The colours used are scarce but the effect

is stil great! Work on paper. Dimensions: 18 / 26 cm.

Fred van Luppen must have had something to do

with Frits van Luppen as there are some remarkable

resemblances in the signatures e.g. the prefix "V" 

The title added has been written on the front as well.