Dedham Mill pool

Details

Sir Alfred James Munnings, P.R.A., R.W.S. (1878-1959)
Dedham Mill pool
signed 'A.J. Munnings' (lower right) and inscribed 'Dedham Mill pool' (on the reverse)
oil on panel
14 x 26 in. (35.5 x 66 cm.)

Provenance

with Richard Green, London.
Anonymous sale; Philip's, London, 25 March 1997, lot 43.

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.

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Lot Essay

The pool at Dedham Mill was a favourite subject for Munnings, who described 'its lush landscape' as comparable 'with anything of the kind in the world.' (A.J. Munnings, The Second Burst, London, 1951, p. 157). Fluid, plein-air sketches, such as this and an almost identical painting sold at Sotheby's on 9 April 1999, were painted by Munnings purely for his own enjoyment and reflect his passion for the river landscape.

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.

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