Property of a Maryland Collector
British, 1878-1959
Tis Pity She's a Horse , 1952
Inscribed as titled (ur)
Pencil on paper
Sight 7 1/4 x 8 1/2 inches (18.4 x 21.6 cm)
A photocopy of a note affixed to the backing board reads: This is a quick drawing made at the dinner-table, of a horse, by the late Sir Alfred Munnings which he gave to my husband - the Poet Trevor Blakemore at a party given by Louis Gautier in his Chelsea studio in 1952 - Ann Blakemore
Provenance:
Gift from the artist to Trevor Blakemore, 1952
Sale, Christie's, London, Nov. 18, 2004, lot 156
We would like to thank Dr. Bill Teatheredge and The Munnings Museum for assisting in cataloguing this lot.
Framed 14 1/2 x 15 1/2 inches
Condition
Handling creases throughout; toned; some spots of discoloration; tiny tear at horse's rear; sandwich mounted to the mat.