Bidspirit auction | P. Whittaker (20th Century), Rochdale

P. Whittaker (20th Century), Rochdale Canal, Warland, Littleborough - A 20th-century oil or acrylic painting on board by P. Whittaker, depicting a scene on the Rochdale Canal at Warland, Littleborough. The composition features two traditional narrowboats, identified by lettering on their hulls as Mayro and Tillyflood, moored alongside a towpath. The background shows a lock-side building and a Pennine hillside. The work is executed in a naive or folk art style, utilizing a vibrant palette with simplified forms and direct brushwork. It is signed P. Whittaker in the lower right corner and includes a printed title label on the mount reading Rochdale Canal, Warland, Littleborough. The painting is housed in a moulded gilt-finished frame under glass.