The Young Anglers

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Margaret Tarrant (1888-1959)
The Young Anglers
signed 'Margaret W. Tarrant' (lower left) and inscribed 'fisher folk' on a fragment of the old backboard (attached to the reverse)
pencil and watercolour, heightened with white
8¼ x 11 5/8 in. (21 x 28.9 cm)

Provenance

with The Canon Gallery, Petworth, Sussex.

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Lot Essay

Daughter of artist Percy Tarrant, Margaret Winifred Tarrant was a watercolour painter of figure subjects, as well as an illustrator of children's books. She studied at the Clapham School of Art and at Heatherley's. She began by illustrating cards and calendars, and later worked for the Medici Society. She exhibited at the Royal Academy and in the provinces.

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