The woodcutter

Details

Sir Alfred James Munnings, P.R.A., R.W.S. (1878-1959)
The woodcutter
signed 'A.J. MUNNINGS.' (lower left)
oil on canvas
20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.7 cm.)

Provenance

Mrs G.E. Cushion.
Her sale; Sotheby's, London, 20 November 1974, lot 18.
with Frost & Reed, London, no. 76459.

Literature

A.J. Munnings, An Artist's Life, London, 1950, p. 143.

Exhibited

London, Royal Academy, 1903, no. 751.

Special notice

Artist's Resale Right ("Droit de Suite"). Artist's Resale Right Regulations 2006 apply to this lot, the buyer agrees to pay us an amount equal to the resale royalty provided for in those Regulations, and we undertake to the buyer to pay such amount to the artist's collection agent.

Brought to you by

Clare Keiller

ckeiller@christies.com +44 (0)20 7389 2729

Lot Essay

The woodcutter is one of a series of early works, alongside Pike Fishing In January, 1899 (exhibited at the Royal Academy), and Jumbo Betts at the Trowse Allotments, sold in these Rooms, 3 June 1986, by Munnings of rustic workers involved in diurnal chores, which reflect the influence of Bastien Lepage on the young artist.

We are grateful to Lorian Peralta-Ramos for her assistance in preparing this catalogue entry. This work will be included in the forthcoming catalogue raisonné of the works of Sir Alfred Munnings.

More from British Impressionism

View All