Φ Sir Alfred James Munnings PRA (1878-1959)

Φ Sir Alfred James Munnings PRA (1878-1959)
Studies of race horses going out
Signed, dated and inscribed Lewes 1955/Going out/Alfred Munnings (centre right)
Pencil
16 x 14cm

Provenance:
Goodmans, Sydney, Australian, European & American Paintings, Graphics and Sculpture,30 July 2003, lot 193

The present work isdrawn on the reverse ofan ArtsCouncil invitation. This was typical of Alfred Munnings, who frequently drew on invitations, race cards and betting slips. Indeed in the collection of the Munnings Art Museum, there is another example of an Arts Council invitation, on which the artist has sketched racehorses. Stylistically the present work is typical of Munning’s draughtsmanship, with quick fluid lines to capture the figures and horses, and slight shading to convey the sheen of the animals’ coats.

We are grateful to Dr Bill Teatheredge of the Munnings Art Museum for his assistance cataloguing the present work.