John Armstrong, A.R.A. (1893-1973)

Classic Horseman

Details

John Armstrong, A.R.A. (1893-1973)
Classic Horseman
tempera on gesso-prepared board
11¼ x 10¾ in. (28.6 x 27.4 cm.)
Painted between circa 1935-1937.

Provenance

Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 11 November 1988, lot 413, as 'Man and Horse'.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 19 July 1990, lot 268, as 'Classical Horseman'.

Exhibited

Probably, London, Marlborough Gallery, Art in Britain 1930-40 centered around the Axis Circle Unit One, March - April 1965, no. 11.

Lot Essay

The lack of signature or initials in Classic Horseman suggest this might have been a design for or vignette from a larger mural or decorative scheme. The Chaldean horse is almost identical to the horse in the design Armstrong employed on his dinner service 'Chevaux' (Clarice Cliff) for the famous 1934 Art in Industry, October 1934 exhibition at Harrods entitled Modern Art for the Table.

J.G.

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