Helen Allingham, R.W.S. (1848-1926)

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Details

Helen Allingham, R.W.S. (1848-1926)
The Cottage Gate
signed 'H. Allingham' and signed again and inscribed as title on the reverse of the frame; pencil and watercolour with scratching out
7 x 7 1/8in. (17.8 x 18.1cm.)

Exhibited

Possibly London, Royal Society of Painters in Watercolours, 1886, no.317

Lot Essay

After moving to Surrey in June 1881, Allingham decided to concentrate on painting the picturesque scenes that surrounded her new home. The Cottage Gate is unusual in that it contains none of the standard features Allingham depicted once she had established herself

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