John Atkinson Grimshaw (1836-1893)
John Atkinson Grimshaw (1836-1893)

Fifty years ago

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John Atkinson Grimshaw (1836-1893)
Fifty years ago
signed 'Atkinson Grimshaw' (lower right) and possibly inscribed 'Fifty years ago./Atkinson Grimshaw' (prior to relining)
oil on canvas
30 x 25 in. (76.2 x 63.5 cm.)
Provenance
with Christopher Wood.

Lot Essay

As noted by Alex Robertson, author of a monograph on the artist, 'the suburban lane, with its high walls, trees, a partly hidden mansion and a single figure, usually female, walking along a leaf strewn road' is one of the artist's most enduring subjects.

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