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William Strutt 'Untitled - Study of a Sleeping Lioness'
Estimate:
$400 - $600
Sold
$300
Live Auction
191 The Collection of John Elliot Lawford | Part 1: Live Auction (Lot 1-94)
ARTIST
William Strutt
Category
Description
William Strutt
Untitled - Study of a Sleeping Lioness
pencil and wash sketch
dated ‘Sept 1st 1886’ in the artist’s hand, lower right, light toning & foxing
100 x 270 mm, framed & mounted
The artist made studies of lions at the London Zoo and at a menagerie at Margate. They were the basis for such paintings as ‘ A Royal Siesta’ his first lion picture exhibited with the Royal Academy in 1888.
Provenance: Estate of John Lawford.
Untitled - Study of a Sleeping Lioness
pencil and wash sketch
dated ‘Sept 1st 1886’ in the artist’s hand, lower right, light toning & foxing
100 x 270 mm, framed & mounted
The artist made studies of lions at the London Zoo and at a menagerie at Margate. They were the basis for such paintings as ‘ A Royal Siesta’ his first lion picture exhibited with the Royal Academy in 1888.
Provenance: Estate of John Lawford.
