Exhibition 50 years after Norfolk artist's death

Esme Dollow said Edward Seago was a "prominent figure in 20th century painting"

An exhibition showcasing the landscapes of East Anglia has gone on display, five decades after the Norfolk artist died.

The works of Edward Seago will feature at the Portland Gallery in London until Friday 28 June.

The self taught artist who was born in Norwich, Norfolk, attended the city's School of Art for one term in 1931 and during his career received guidance from Sir Alfred Munnings and Bertram Priestman.

Esme Dollow, a specialist in Modern British Art at the Portland Gallery, said: "It is not often one sees over 50 works by Edward Seago in a given space."

The Chateau Gaillard by Edward Seago will feature among a variety of East Anglian landscapes and oil paintings of his time as an unofficial war artist in Italy

Among the exhibition is also a selection of small-scale oil paintings from his time in Italy as an unofficial war artist during 1944.

Ms Dollow said the exhibition highlighted the "variety of Seago's artistic capabilities" which "cemented" him as a prominent figure in 20th century painting.

"Many of these works have been held in private hands since the 1900s, handed down through generations with some never previously exhibited, so we are particularly pleased to present these to the public to poignantly mark 50 years since the artist's passing."

She said Seago's work which used oils, watercolour and pencil, captured his subjects with a "masterful sensitivity".

"It is clear to see Seago's perceptiveness in these works, as he considers the responsibilities of an artist documenting these important places and moments in time," she added.

After Seago died in 1974, his ashes were scattered over the Norfolk marshes.