Description
Richard Ansdell, RA, British 1815-1885- The Startled Hind; oil on panel, signed with monogram 'RA' (lower left), bears old label inscribed 'Richd Ansdell. / 7 Victoria Road / No 2. Kensington / the Startled Hind' attached verso, bears another label indistinctly inscribed 'Brought at ? / Christies Manson & Woods / 4 April 1919' attached verso, 25.4 x 50.1 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, UK. Note: The present work is a typical work by the animal and genre painter Ansdell, depicting two deer on a dramatic, mountainous landscape in a characteristic composition. A similar (larger) scene, again featuring red deer on a rocky outcrop, sold at Sotheby's, London, on 18 September 2019 (lot 66).
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