Sketches at the Ladies Kennel Association
Cecil Aldin, 1895
Cecil Aldin, 1895
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Cecil Aldin (1870-1935) Sketches at the Ladies Kennel Association British: 1895 Pen and ink on watercolor board Signed lower right and dated [18]95 Titled verso in pencil, with applied Number "45" 10.25 x 14.25 inches, board 9 x 12.5 inches, image $1,800 |
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An original work of art, by renowned sporting and animal artist Cecil Aldin. Aldin was celebrated for his ability to convey the character of dogs, which is evident in this drawing. The page contains a series of vignettes observed at the Kennel Association, each with subtitle. The top view is whippets running to the owner waiving a white cloth, and it is titled "The Ladies' Whippet Handicap." In the lower portion the dog in the circle is titled "A Curiosity." The bulldog asleep in his pen is "The 'Ladies Idol.'" The big dog in the middle is Mrs. W.B. Stamp's Russian Wolf Hound 'Sgawla Day'" The little dog in the lower right is "Miss Jay's Fox-Terrier 'Kaiser Fritz.'"
Aldin was a prolific, popular and successful British artist, whose work was characterized by lively compositions and an affection for his animal subjects. He was constantly sketching from life, and produced numerous large chromolithographs of hunts, coaching and races, illustrations for books, magazines and newspapers, and he also authored children's books. Condition: Generally very good with the usual light toning, wear, scuffs, soiling. Significant glue residue from former matting in margin, can be matted out when reframed. Board slightly bowed, will flatten when framed. |