Lot 111
ARTHUR MELVILLE A.R.S.A., R.S.W, A.R.S (1855-1905)
OUTSIDE THE BULL RING
Auction: 6 December 2002 at 12:00 GMT
£50,650
Description
Signed, watercolour
Dimensions
60cm x 85cm (23.5in x 33.5in)
Footnote
Literature:Agnes E Mackay, Arthur Melville pp.109,139
Exhibited: Royal Scottish Academy 1899, no.601 £250
Note:Anes Mackay comments that in the Spring of 1899 Melville went to Madrid and visited other parts of Spain.'From this journey he brought back some of his most accomplished Bull Fights including 'Bravo Toro, a bull fight, Madrid' now in the V & A Museum, London.....another picture 'Outside the Bullring' represents a brightly coloured crowd waiting at the gates of the arena...'