England from a Passing Train

Details

Algernon Newton, R.A. (1880-1968)
England from a Passing Train
signed with monogram and dated '45' (lower left)
oil on canvas
18 x 24 in. (45.8 x 61 cm.)

Exhibited

London, Royal Academy, 1945, no. 363.

Special notice

No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 15% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

Lot Essay

Newton studied at Clare College, Cambridge, followed by Calderon's School of Animal Painting, the Slade School of Fine Art and the London School of Art. He held his first one-man show at the Leicester Galleries in 1931. Newton is best known for his topographical scenes, and his work is represented in the collection of Tate Britain.

More from The Poetry of Crisis; The Peter Nahum Collection of British Surrealist and Avant-Garde Art 1930-1951

View All