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46 Queen Street, Edinburgh, EH2 3NH, Scotland
Joseph Crawhall RSW (1861-1913)

Hunting Scene
Period 1860-1884
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Description

Provenance: G Denholm Armour and thence by descent.
Pencil & watercolour heightened with bodycolour
8 x 8 (19 ½ x 17) inches
Illustrated: "Bridle & Brush" by George Denholm Armour, Chap V, p. 105.
Crawhall gave this watercolour to his hunting and racing companion, George Denholm Armour. They ran a small stud together for two years, at a farmhouse in Hertfordshire, until Armour married in 1898. Crawhall was best man to Armour.


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Crawhall was one of the most talented and highly regarded animal artists ever produced by Scotland. His favourite subjects were horses, dogs and other animals, often painted on linen or silk. MORE.....

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