Beschreibung:

Algernon Cecil Newton R.A. (British, 1880-1968) Winter Shadows oil on canvas 61 x 101.6 cm. (24 x 40 in.) Painted in January 1940 Fußnoten Provenance The Artist, from whom purchased by Lt Colonel C.W. Richards (the artist's brother-in-law) Thence by family descent Private Collection, Australia Exhibited London, The Royal Academy, Summer Exhibition, 1940, cat.no.583 'It was during that visit that I witnessed Algernon composing a painting. On a bitter afternoon walk when the sky was metal grey and a line of elms already cast long shadows on the snow, the three of them - my mother, uncle and Algy - were walking ahead of us chatting in a tight little group. Algernon stopped to fill and light his pipe. My mother walked on, a solitary figure, and I stayed politely with my uncle and host. He drew deeply and puffed and gazed at the trees and the shadows, tamped down the tobacco and then looked and looked again, breathing deeply. I wondered if the soles of my shoes might freeze to the ground. Many years later, I was startled and entranced to see that beautiful, still, petrified view we had looked at together, hanging in my parent's sitting room, and I thought what a wonderful memory he had. He had caught the bleak afternoon hour exactly.' (June Wilmott Richards, niece of Algernon's second wife, Janetta). We are grateful to Sir Mark Jones and Nicholas Newton for their assistance in cataloguing this lot. Sir Mark is currently preparing the forthcoming catalogue raisonné of the Artist's work and would like to hear from owners of any work by the Artist so that these can be included in this comprehensive catalogue. Please write to Sir Mark Jones, c/o Modern British and Irish Art, Bonhams, 101 New Bond St, Mayfair, London W1S 1SR or email britart@bonhams.com