13th Jul, 2024 9:30 GMT/BST
British, European & Sporting Art
1001
Raymond Harris Ching (b.1939)
"Mistle Thrush"
Signed and dated 1968, inscribed, pencil, 55.5cm by 40cm
Pencil study possibly for an illustration in the Book of British Birds, according to inscription on reverse
Provenance: The Tryon Gallery Ltd, London
Sold for £300
Estimated at £80 - £120
There is a dark shadow around the top and left sides, which appears to be associated with paper behind the main sheet (which is fairly thin).
The main sheet is undulating and crinkled throughout (see images). There are a few tiny scattered brown spots, and a few tiny brown insect remains. A little fading possibly to the orange signature.
Auction: British, European & Sporting Art, 13th Jul, 2024
Sir Alfred Munnings is rightly celebrated as the master of equine art; his lifelong affinity with the horse is reflected in his insightful and vital equine portraits that capture the grace and power of the animals, and his “Lord Astor on Shooting Stick with Horses” will be sold in the British, European and Sporting Art Sale on 13th July. The painting is a sketch for “A Summer Evening at Cliveden, Waldorf Astor, Second Viscount Astor (1879-1952), seated”, which is held in the Cliveden Estate Collection in Buckinghamshire, now managed by the National Trust. From the same private collection is a watercolour by Munnings; “In the Woods Near Noyon 1918 Attack. Our Retreat” was executed whilst the artist was serving in the First World War with the Canadian Cavalry.
An engaging portrait sketch by the renowned George Romney, which has been in the same family collection since it was painted, will also be offered. The sketch depicts Caesar Hawkins and is thought to have been executed in preparation for a full-length portrait of Caesar, his sister Louisa Anne, and their mother Emma Hawkins (née Adair), which was once in the collection of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.
Four works by one of the leading Victorian equestrian artists, Heywood Hardy are also on offer, hailing from two private collections.
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Sunday 7th July to Friday 12th July 11am-4pm and morning of sale from 8am
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