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SIR ALFRED JAMES MUNNINGS R.A., R.W.S. (BRITISH, 1878-1959)
The Runaway - Newmarket incident
signed 'A.J. MUNNINGS.' (lower left), inscribed 'The Runaway . Newmarket incident/1950 Painted an hour/after seeing the lad runaway with/on the course/Here is passing the Bend of the Devils Ditch' (on the reverse) and further signed with initials, inscribed and numbered 'The Runaway/A J M 18/ 216' (on an exhibition label attached to the reverse)
oil on board
20 x 24 in. (50.8 x 61 cm.)
Provenance
with E.J. Rousuck, Scott & Fowles, New York.
Fortune Peter Ryan, New York, and by descent until sold
Anonymous sale; Christie's, New York, 28 November 1995, lot 188, where purchased for the present collection.Exhibited
Bournemouth, Russell-Cotes Art Gallery and Museum, Restrospective Exhibition of Works by Sir Alfred Munnings, K.C.V.O., P.P.R.A., L.L.D., 2 April - 4 June 1955, no. 922, lent by the artist.
London, Royal Academy, Exhibition of works by Sir Alfred J. Munnings, K.C.V.O., P.P.R.A., 10 March - 30 June 1956, no. 216, lent by the artist.Special notice
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