AUCTION FOR ARTHUR
Channel: Cornishpastyman
Date: 23/03/2024

Auction of over 100 paintings by the late ARTHUR ORUM in the Porthmeor Room at Meadow Flats which raised £5,340. Arthur died in a traffic accident at Library Corner in St Ives on the night of 30 December 2023. He was 77.

Originally from Wisconsin, he settled here to pursue an artistic career, predominantly as a painter of the local landscape. For many years he had a studio at the Harbour Galleries on Wharf Road. 

His family paid the following tribute : “Arthur will be remembered by his many friends and family for his wonderful sense of humor, his love of nature and long walks, his devotion to his family and his incredible artistic talent.

Arthur grew up on a lake in Pewaukee, Wisconsin in the American Midwest.  It was there that he grew to love the water. On his first visit to St Ives over 40 years ago, he was captivated by the sea and the surrounding beauty of Cornwall. St Ives became the place he loved the most and where he was the happiest. He enjoyed a truly wonderful life painting, salsa dancing, playing the piano at the Kettle & Wink, and using his bus pass, which he thought was the most brilliant invention !

His beautiful art will live on and remind us all of how special, loving and creative he was in life. He will be missed by his many friends, his two brothers and his many nieces and nephews."

Presented by Arthur’s family and friends at both exhibition and auction, with lifeboatman Paul Le Bas acting as auctioneer, all proceeds from the evening and future sales of unsold lots will go to the RNLI at his family’s request.