Lot 119
  • 119

Sir Alfred James Munnings, P.R.A., R.W.S. 1878-1959

Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 GBP
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Description

  • landscape with cows by a stream
  • signed and dated l.l: A. J. Munnings 1908
  • oil on canvas
  • 36 by 46 cm.; 14¼ by 18¼ in.

Provenance

Aquired directly from the artist by George Ware Stubbings;
Sale: Christies 17th June 1977;
Private Collection

Condition

Original canvas. There is a tear to the centre of the canvas (approx 1.5in.) but this is otherwise in good condition. Ultraviolet light reveals some strokes of retouching to the upper right and left sky areas, plus some scattered spots to tree and foreground. Held in a decorative gold composite fame.
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