25th Mar, 2014 10:00
Fine Art
Sold for £3,200
Lot details
William Irving (1866-1943) AN ARCADIAN SCENE INCORPORATING PORTRAITS OF THE SON AND THREE DAUGHTERS OF THE REV. THOMAS WILSON WITH GRECIAN TEMPLE, A RAINBOW AND APPLE-BLOSSOM signed and dated 1926 oil on canvas 183 x 204cms; 72 x 80 1/4in., unframed. PROVENANCE One of two paintings commissioned from Irving in 1926 by the Rev. Thomas Wilson, Proprietor and Headmaster of Smarts Colleges, Newcastle upon Tyne, which were hung in Coxlodge Hall (formerly the home of Sir Roland Hodge), which at that time was the location of one of Smarts Colleges Schools. By a family tradition the lamb in the foreground represents Rev. Thomas Wilson and the horned sheep Mrs. Frances Wilson. This lot is sold by direct of a descendant of Rev. Wilson. See illustration
William Irving (1866-1943) AN ARCADIAN SCENE INCORPORATING PORTRAITS OF THE SON AND THREE DAUGHTERS OF THE REV. THOMAS WILSON WITH GRECIAN TEMPLE, A RAINBOW AND APPLE-BLOSSOM signed and dated 1926 oil on canvas 183 x 204cms; 72 x 80 1/4in., unframed. PROVENANCE One of two paintings commissioned from Irving in 1926 by the Rev. Thomas Wilson, Proprietor and Headmaster of Smarts Colleges, Newcastle upon Tyne, which were hung in Coxlodge Hall (formerly the home of Sir Roland Hodge), which at that time was the location of one of Smarts Colleges Schools. By a family tradition the lamb in the foreground represents Rev. Thomas Wilson and the horned sheep Mrs. Frances Wilson. This lot is sold by direct of a descendant of Rev. Wilson. See illustration
Auction: Fine Art, 25th Mar, 2014
