Gun, Dogs and Game
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Appraisal by Sarah Kellam
Great Great Grandaughter of Richard Ansdell RA |
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Acc No 55
Artist after Richard Ansdell (1815-1885) Artist dates unknown Medium oil on canvas Size 42 x 31 in Signed and dated R Ansdell 1865 Donor Alderman and Mrs J H Dawson Date donated 19 January 1953 |
APPRAISAL:
Although this is a clear and very well executed painting, I stick by my initial reaction that this is not by Richard Ansdell RA. It is beautifully painted but has a ‘photogenic’ quality about it which does not sit well with Ansdell’s work. It looks too ‘modern’. The Spaniel and Pointer are well described as are the rocks and sky, but the composition is bad and I have never yet come across an Ansdell painting which isn’t beautifully composed unless the canvas has been cut down at some stage which of course does happen. Please check that this isn’t the case. I cannot put Richard Ansdell’s name to this painting.
Sarah Kellam © 2018
Although this is a clear and very well executed painting, I stick by my initial reaction that this is not by Richard Ansdell RA. It is beautifully painted but has a ‘photogenic’ quality about it which does not sit well with Ansdell’s work. It looks too ‘modern’. The Spaniel and Pointer are well described as are the rocks and sky, but the composition is bad and I have never yet come across an Ansdell painting which isn’t beautifully composed unless the canvas has been cut down at some stage which of course does happen. Please check that this isn’t the case. I cannot put Richard Ansdell’s name to this painting.
Sarah Kellam © 2018
