Study for By the River, 1935

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Study for By the River, 1935
pencil on paper laid down, squared for transfer
4 x 5 in. (11.4 x 14 cm.); 7 x 10 in. (19.7 x 27.3 cm.) overall
and fifty nine further study sheets, pencil, pen and black ink, watercolour, oil, on paper, tracing paper, card, graph paper, 8 x 10 in. (21 x 27.3 cm.) and smaller (60)

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The present work is a study for By the River, (University College, London), 1935, (Bell 170) set in Bellrope Meadow with Cookham beyond. Although not conclusively proven, it would seem likely that in the foreground of the painting, Spencer and Hilda (?) recline comfortably with Shirin and Unity. Hilda passes the artist a letter while he clutches a bunch of wild flowers, perhaps destined for a flower painting. (See K. Bell, op. cit., p.436).

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