Sir Alfred Munnings’ painting Going To The Meet: Captain F.G. Chamberlin And His Sister, an oil on canvas measuring 50″ x 66″, was one of the highlights of the Christie’s New York auction of Sporting Art, held Dec. 9.
Completed in 1907, this painting was one of the most ambitious canvases that Munnings had attempted to this date and certainly one of the largest commissions.
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Although Munnings’ style was clearly recognizable at an early stage, there’s considerable variation in his paint application in the early years of the 20th century.
This painting was previously exhibited in London at Sotheby’s, An English Idyll, in 2001 and in Dedham, England, at The Sir Alfred Munnings Art Museum, where it was on loan until 2004.
