Point-to-Point

Details

Sir Alfred James Munnings, P.R.A., R.W.S. (1878-1959)
Point-to-Point
signed and dated 'A. J. MUNNINGS 1906' (lower right)
oil on canvas
11 ½ x 15 in. (29.3 x 38.1 cm.)
Painted in 1906.

Provenance

Possibly, with The Leicester Galleries, London.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 11 June 1982, lot 226, where acquired for the present collection.

Literature

Connoisseur, November 1974 (illustrated in colour).

Exhibited

Possibly, London, The Leicester Galleries, An exhibition of "Horses, Hunting, and Country Life" by A.J. Munnings, March 1913, no. 16.
London, M. Newman Gallery, 100 Years of Art 1830-1930, November 1974.

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Lot Essay

Point-to-Points are informal horse races organised by the local hunt which arose from the tradition of steeplechases from village to village. Munnings held a deep appreciation for countryside traditions and pastimes and his early works, in particular, are a celebration of rural life.

Point-to-Point race meetings with their gatherings of riders and spectators allowed the young artist to capture the hustle and bustle of the crowd and the atmosphere of anticipation. The present work was probably painted at the Swardeston meet in Norfolk which features in a number of comparable pictures from this period.

We are grateful to the Curatorial staff at The Munnings Art Museum, and Lorian Peralta-Ramos for their assistance in preparing this catalogue entry.

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