Lot Essay
We are grateful to Lorian Peralta-Ramos for confirming the authenticity of this work, which will be included in her forthcoming Sir Alfred Munnings catalogue raisonné.
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Property from a Private Collection
Sir Alfred James Munnings, P.R.A., R.W.S. (British, 1878-1959)
Mare and Foal belonging to Colonel Guy Blewitt
Details
Sir Alfred James Munnings, P.R.A., R.W.S. (British, 1878-1959)
Mare and Foal belonging to Colonel Guy Blewitt
signed 'A. J. Munnings' (lower right)
oil on panel
14 x 26 in. (35.6 x 66 cm.)
Painted in 1936.
Mare and Foal belonging to Colonel Guy Blewitt
signed 'A. J. Munnings' (lower right)
oil on panel
14 x 26 in. (35.6 x 66 cm.)
Painted in 1936.
Provenance
The artist.
Charity auction, Colchester Town Hall, donated by the above to raise funds for the local home for the elderly.
with Scott and Fowles, New York, before 1943.
with Wildenstein & Co., New York.
Charity auction, Colchester Town Hall, donated by the above to raise funds for the local home for the elderly.
with Scott and Fowles, New York, before 1943.
with Wildenstein & Co., New York.
Literature
Sir A. J. Munnings, The Finish, London, 1952, illustrated opposite p. 248, as Mare and foal (with incorrect dimensions).
Exhibited
New York, Wildenstein & Co., Alfred J. Munnings, Images of the Turf and Field, a loan exhibition for the benefit of the Jockey Club Research Foundation, 28 April-3 June 1983, no. 64, illustrated, as 'Show Dress', A Suffolk Punch Mare and her Foal, the Property of Col. Guy Bleuritts.