Maxwell Armfield (1882-1972)

Wind

Details

Maxwell Armfield (1882-1972)
Wind
signed with a monogram and dated 'MA 25' (lower right)
tempera on linen laid on board
37 x 21 in. (94 x 53.5 cm.)
Painted in January-April 1925

Literature

M. Armfield, Notebook, II, 1925, op.145.

Exhibited

Heals, Mansard Gallery, New Forest Group of Artists, 1925.
Southampton, Art Gallery, Maxwell Armfield 1882-1972, June-July 1978, no.38B: this exhibition travelled to Birmingham, Art Gallery (August-September 1978); and London, Fine Art Society (October-November 1978).

Lot Essay

'Wind' and 'Percussion' (lot 148) were two studies for a triptych which Armfield designed for the Music Library at his house at Modebegggar, near Ringwood where he lived after his return from America. The third panel depicted 'Strings'.

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