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'Summer Holidays' signed lower left "Gunning King 1885" and titled to the reverse oil on canvas 73 x 50cm

Footnote: Provenance: Cadogan Gallery, London, where purchased by the vendor William Gunning King was a painter and illustrator specialising in somewhat idealised depictions of rural life. He studied at South Kensington and at the Royal Academy Schools. Among his notable patrons was the Liverpool firm, J Bibby & Sons, who supplied animal feed to farmers during the Edwardian era. Over a period of thirty years, Gunning King painted approximately 300 pictures for Bibby's. He frequently exhibited in London at the Royal Academy, Royal Institute of Oil Painters and New English Art Club, among many others. He spent his final years in the West Sussex village of South Harting, where he painted up until his death at the age of 81.

Condition report: With artist's address on the reverse "South Harting, Petersfield, Hants" Oil on canvas which has been lined. The thick paint layer has a network of deep age cracks. Overall the paint layer is stable. There is some wrinkling to the surface. The varnish is clear and even. The frame is slightly worn but in a good condition.

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