13th Jul, 2024 9:30 GMT/BST
British, European & Sporting Art
1009
Frank (Frederick) William Scarborough (1860-1939)
"The Lower Pool, London"
"The Upper Pool, London"
Each signed and inscribed, watercolour heightened with white, 23.5cm by 34cm
Sold for £280
Estimated at £300 - £500
The Lower Pool: Paper flat and even, no creases or tears. Light spots across the sheet, most evident in the sky. Futher brown foxing spots throughout. Dark mark left of right hand boat drawing marks? Some yellowing/oxidisation of paper, and likely fading of colours.
The Upper Pool: Paper flat and even, no creases or tears. A quantity of brown spots on inside of glass, and some brown mottleing to paper associated with a few darker spots on the paper. Some yellowing/oxidisation of paper, and colours likely a little faded.
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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