The Little Copse Wood

Details

Reginald F. Hallward (1858-1948)
The Little Copse Wood
signed with monogram (lower left) and inscribed 'THE LITTLE COPSE WOOD' (centre, in a plaque) and further inscribed 'And then the little dove flew down and brought me A leaf so green, so perfect everywhere.' (lower edge)
pencil, pen and brown and black ink with scratching out and with minor corrections in white bodycolour by the artist
12 x 7 3/8 in. (30.5 x 18.8 cm.)

Provenance

Frederick R. Koch.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, South Kensington, 7 July 1993, lot 176, illustrated in catalogue.

Exhibited

London, Christopher Wood Gallery, Reginald Hallwood (1858-1948), 1984, no. 37.

Special notice

This lot is offered without reserve. 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

In style and technique the drawing is comparable to those of James Guthrie (1874-1952), who worked at Hallward's Woodlands Press in the late 1890s.

For other works by the artist, see lots 289 and 292.

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