JOSEPH CRAWHALL R.S.W (1861-1913)
HUNTSMAN AND HOUNDS
£6,500
Auction: 11 December 2003 at 11:00 GMT
Description
Watercolour,inscribed and dated on a label verso,'In memory of J.Crawhall. The members of the International Society of Sculptors, Painters and Gravers. To the deathless memory of a great artist from Chelsea Friends. May 29, 1913'
20.5cm x 26.5cm (8in x 10.5in)
Footnote
Provenance:Hilda Mary Crawhall Hallowes and thence by descent
Literature:Adrian Bury, Joseph Crawhall, 1955 " A review of Crawhall's work without consideration of his frankly humerous drawings would be incomplete. Taciturn as he was socially, he was ever alert for the funny side of life"
For a detailed discussion of Crawhall's humorist work see Vivien Hamilton, Joseph Crawhall, 1990, Chapter 5