Lot Essay
It is probable that the chalk escarpment depicted is that of Box Hill, Dorking, on the North Downs.
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The sun's last lingering rays
Details
FREDERICK HALL (STILLINGTON, YORKSHIRE 1860-1948 NEWBURY)
The sun's last lingering rays
signed 'FRED Hall' (lower right); further signed, inscribed and dated 'Fred Hall/Westcott/Dorking/1901/size.48 x 34 1⁄2' (on the stretcher); and further signed and inscribed 'S.A/'The sun's last lingering rays/Fred Hall/The Willows/Westcott/Dorking' (on the artist's label attached to the reverse)
oil on canvas
34 3⁄8 x 48 ¼ in. (87.3 x 122.5 cm.)
The sun's last lingering rays
signed 'FRED Hall' (lower right); further signed, inscribed and dated 'Fred Hall/Westcott/Dorking/1901/size.48 x 34 1⁄2' (on the stretcher); and further signed and inscribed 'S.A/'The sun's last lingering rays/Fred Hall/The Willows/Westcott/Dorking' (on the artist's label attached to the reverse)
oil on canvas
34 3⁄8 x 48 ¼ in. (87.3 x 122.5 cm.)
Exhibited
London, Royal Academy, 1901, no. 673.
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