Thomas Blinks (British, 1860-1912)

Away! Away!

Details

Thomas Blinks (British, 1860-1912)
Away! Away!
signed and dated 'TBLINKS. 02' (lower right)
oil on canvas
45 x 72 in. (114.3 x 182.9 cm.)
Painted in 1902

Provenance

Humphrey Richardson Taylor, Oakleigh, Cheam, Surrey, thence by descent to his son,
Humphrey Richardson Taylor

Exhibited

London, Royal Academy, 1902, no. 475

Lot Essay

Best known for his hunting and racing scenes, Blinks first exhibited at the Dudley Gallery in 1881, at the Royal Society of British Artist in 1882, and regularly at the Royal Academy from 1883 to 1910. His work are fine and accurate depictions of sporting activities in the Victorian era.

Humphrey Richardson Taylor, Sr. was a member of the Surrey Hunt as well as Master of the Cheriton Otter Hounds. He ran the family distillery, Taylor, Son and Gosnells, founded by Humphrey Taylor in 1770.

A smaller version of this picture (16 x 24 in.) is in a private collection (sale, Christie's New York, 3 December 1997, lot 31).