Henry Harding Bingley (1887–1972) was an English painter in washed oils and watercolour.
Life
Bingley was born in London but spent many years of his life in
Perranporth
Perranporth ( kw, Porthperan) is a seaside resort town on the north coast of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is 1 mile east of the St Agnes Heritage Coastline, and around 8 miles south-west of Newquay. Perranporth and its long beach f ...
,
Cornwall
Cornwall (; kw, Kernow ) is a historic county and ceremonial county in South West England. It is recognised as one of the Celtic nations, and is the homeland of the Cornish people. Cornwall is bordered to the north and west by the Atlantic ...
working as an artist. During his working life he was an Associated Member of the British Watercolour Society (BWS), a member of the
Royal Miniature Society
The Royal Society of Miniature Painters, Sculptors and Gravers, more commonly known as the Royal Miniature Society (RMS), is an art society founded in 1895 dedicated to upholding and continuing the tradition of miniature painting and sculpture, ...
(RMS) and a member of the Society of Miniaturists (SM).
Paintings
There is evidence of an extensive catalogue of his work. His paintings almost always include water and he is best known for watercolours of Cornish coastal scenes. However, there are pictures in existence that portray Devon, Wales, Scotland, Cumbria, Yorkshire, Dorset and London. He signed his paintings as H.H. Bingley in the earlier years as script and later in uppercase.
Misnomer
Bingley's given name was once incorrectly thought to be Herbert.
[Wood, Jeremy. ''Hidden Talents: A Dictionary of Neglected Artists working 1880 - 1950''. (Jeremy Wood Fine Art, 1997). ] This was quashed after further research.
References
External links
H H Bingley(Official website)
19th-century English painters
English male painters
English watercolourists
English landscape artists
1887 births
1972 deaths
20th-century English painters
20th-century English male artists
19th-century English male artists
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