Autumn sunshine, Stapleton Park, Pontefract

Details

John Atkinson Grimshaw (1836-1893)
Autumn sunshine, Stapleton Park, Pontefract
signed and dated 'Atkinson Grimshaw 1880+' (lower right) and further signed and inscribed as title (on the reverse)
oil on panel
12 x 19¾ in. (30.5 x 50.1 cm.)

Provenance

with Beaton Brown, London.

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Sale room notice

Please note that the medium should read 'oil on card' and not 'oil on panel'. The original backboard is inscribed with the artist's signature and title.

Lot Essay

Grimshaw painted this view several times, on different surfaces and in different seasons. The composition, with the gentle bend in the wall, and the open field to the left, seemed particularly satisfying to him.

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