Cheltenham Art

HRH Prince Charles

Prince Charles is without doubt the most celebrated 'amateur' artist in Gloucestershire (his country residence is Highgrove House, located on the outskirts of Tetbury). 

His Gloucestershire home contains many of his original works, generally landscape paintings of Royal Estates or scenes from his extensive travels.  Charles has a passion for painting; a trait shared with Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, The Duke of Edinburgh and Prince Andrew. 

He has received tuition from Edward Seago, John Ward, Bryan Organ and Derek Hill, and his aptitude for art has found its place in his extensive charitable work, both in terms of raising funds and providing opportunities for young artists.

HRH Prince Charles is the Chairman of The Royal Collection Trust, an Honorary Royal Academician, and an Honorary Member of the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolour and the Royal Watercolour Society.

In recent years limited edition prints and lithographs of the Prince's original watercolours have been sold, the proceeds of which have gone directly to the Prince of Wales Charitable Foundation. 

It will come as little surprise to hear that these prints market at a very high value; collected as they are by the rich and famous. 

Proceeds from these sales have amounted to £4 million over the last decade or so.  The prints themselves are expected to increase in value dramatically in years to come. 

Collectors hoping to obtain an original watercolour by Prince Charles are likely to be disappointed; they are simply never for sale.  Lithographic prints are obtainable from the Belgravia Gallery in London:

http://www.belgraviagallery.com/d-PW115-Windsor_Castle_North_Aspect.htm

http://www.belgraviagallery.com/d-PW114-Windsor_Castle.htm

http://www.belgraviagallery.com/d-PW109-SANDRINGHAM.htm

http://www.belgraviagallery.com/d-PW110-Tetbury_Church.htm

For more realistic budgets, there is a now rather rare out-of-print book, still available second-hand, which contains a collection of his work:

A good quality image of the Prince's painting of Sandringham House, with an excerpt from the book, can be seen on Amazon.com by visiting through the right-hand link below:

Feature written by Andy Lloyd, with thanks to Clarence House.

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