George Frost (Ousden, Suffolk 1734-1821 Ipswich)

A wooded landscape

Details

George Frost (Ousden, Suffolk 1734-1821 Ipswich)
A wooded landscape
with inscription 'at East Bergholt/N^o 98 Sell 20 gns/Cost ...' (on the backboard)
black chalk on buff paper
19 5/8 x 13¾ in. (49.8 x 34.9 cm.)

Provenance

Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 6 June 2007, lot 181 (one of two in lot).

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Lot Essay

An admirer of Thomas Gainsborough and a friend of John Constable, Frost was an amateur artist and his landscape subjects are largely based around Ipswich and the surrounding countryside. The majority of his work is executed in black chalk and grey wash, stylistically displaying the influence of Gainsborough.

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