Lot Essay
It is unusual for so many figures to appear in an Allingham watercolour.
Details
Helen Allingham, R.W.S. (1848-1926)
Children outside a Cottage
signed 'H. Allingham' (lower right); watercolour with scratching out
8¾ x 10¾in. (22.3 x 27.3cm.)
Children outside a Cottage
signed 'H. Allingham' (lower right); watercolour with scratching out
8¾ x 10¾in. (22.3 x 27.3cm.)
Provenance
With M. Newman Ltd., 1964
The Marley Collection of Watercolours by Helen Allingham; Christie's, 19 September 1991, lot 10
The Marley Collection of Watercolours by Helen Allingham; Christie's, 19 September 1991, lot 10
Literature
I. Taylor, Helen Allingham's England, 1990, p. 103 repr.
Exhibited
Guildford, Guildford House, London, RIBA, and Birmingham, Museum and Art Gallery, Cottages of Yester-year, 1988-90, no. 51