12th Jul, 2025 9:30 GMT/BST
Herbert Royle (1870-1958)
"Wood Waggoners, Wharfedale"
Signed and inscribed to stretcher verso, with fragments of an original inscribed label verso, oil on canvas, 17.5cm by 22.5cm
Provenance: Alfred A Haley, Walton, Wakefield
Thence by descent
The work was executed in 1928, according to the inscription to the frame
Sold for £850
Estimated at £500 - £800
Auction: British, European & Sporting Art, 12th Jul, 2025
A rare group of vibrant British Impressionist paintings relating to the flourishing artistic communities at Staithes and Fylingdales in North Yorkshire, are up for auction in the British, European and Sporting Art Sale. Having the been in the hands of the same family since their execution, the collection comprises works by renowned artists Florence Hess and her mentor Mark Senior. Learn more.
Further highlights of the sale will include works by Charles Spencelayh, Cecil Kennedy and Jan Spohler and sporting art by Archibald Thorburn and Charles Frederick Tunnicliffe.
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