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Tacky Boot Fair Painting

Posted on December 18th, 2005 at 2:22 pm

Swan Man Woman Naked

I saw this at Bhasvic boot fair today. I remember these kind of paintings were popular during the 80’s and appeared on many young couples walls, well in Margate anyway. There were hundreds of these, but most contained a naked couple walking into a horizon.

I’ve no idea if they were all by the same artist but if you have any idea who painted them then please let me know!

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13 comments so far.

  1. julian bendall on the December 18th, 2005 at 7:21 pm said:

    An amazing find , this kind of art cannot be found at Blend on Upper North St Brighton, such a shame that Valenzuela doesn’t actually have that must taste.
    Beautiful image.respect. j.

  2. julian bendall on the December 18th, 2005 at 7:25 pm said:

    or must have taste even

  3. KingOfMyCastle on the December 19th, 2005 at 12:03 am said:

    I was a fool not to snap this up myself for the princely sum of £3

  4. julian bendall on the December 20th, 2005 at 9:23 am said:

    nice arse too

  5. Lori on the December 20th, 2005 at 8:57 pm said:

    So I asked our art people if this was a familiar artist…..

    the blank stares were priceless.

  6. Dancinfairy on the December 21st, 2005 at 12:24 am said:

    Once again I am happy that I didn’t have money of my own in the 80’s. See the mistakes I could have made.

  7. KingOfMyCastle on the December 21st, 2005 at 1:58 am said:

    Some guy must have made a fortune making these. Thats why I thought the artist may be famous. He probably owns an island somewhere.

    I had some money in the 80’s but I had posters of computer games, Star Wars and maps on my walls. Did I make the right choice?

  8. rich on the December 22nd, 2005 at 10:01 pm said:

    These were featured on the 20th Century Antiques Roadshow (from the Brighton Centre!)
    They’re the world’s best selling prints don’t you know.

  9. Tokkie South Africa on the January 17th, 2008 at 3:29 pm said:

    PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE GET ME ONE!!!

  10. Sigurvin on the May 30th, 2008 at 4:01 pm said:

    Believe it or not but my mom and her sister had that exact painting on their bedroom walls. I was very puzzled by it and would stare for hours.

  11. carmen on the June 21st, 2008 at 4:06 pm said:

    Hello!!
    We too were looking for this odd but endearing painting. And found….that it is called “Wings of Love” by a guy called S. Pearson. Enjoy!

  12. KingOfMyCastle on the June 22nd, 2008 at 1:35 pm said:

    Wow, thanks for that. Well spotted!

    Just googled up spme stuff and found this page about him: http://www.thecontainergallery.co.uk/stephen_pearson/stephpears_all_thumb_pages/stephen_pearson.html

  13. steve on the July 22nd, 2008 at 12:14 pm said:

    well this painting is just beautifull.. believe it or not my dad has one, my mother has one and im thinking on getting one… ill find out the name of the artist when i get home from work..

    There are also alternative colour version.. but this is without a debt the best.. there not hugely expensive from what i remember (looked around on the net a year or so ago)..

    There alot harder to get hold of now cos they were so damn popular..

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