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SIR ALFRED JAMES MUNNINGS, P.R.A., R.W.S. | River Landscape
Estimate
15,000 - 25,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- River Landscape
- signed l.r.: A. J. Munnings
- oil on canvas
- 61 by 51cm., 24 by 20in.
Exhibited
London, Royal Academy, Sir Alfred Munnings K.C.V.O., P.P.R.A., 1956, number not known
Condition
The canvas has been lined which is providing a stable structural support. There are no significant signs of craquelure. The paint surface is a little dirty and the colours may be brightened by a light clean. UNDER ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT There is a vertical repaired tear running from the centre of the top edge approximately 8inches. It has been well restored and is not visible to the naked eye. FRAME The picture is contained in a moulded plaster frame.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
According to a label on the reverse, this delightful plein-air oil was included in Munnings’ retrospective at the Royal Academy in 1956 which included sixty landscapes and led his biographer to state that: 'His pure landscapes would of themselves have made a reputation... posterity will honour not the facile remembrancer of briefly celebrated horses and the vanishing panoply of the hunt, but the artist who painted the immemorial glory of the gorse on Ringland Hills.' (Reginald Pound, The Englishman; A Biography of Sir Alfred Munnings, 1962, pp.212-3).