286 - Lionel Dalhousie Robertson Edwards,

Lionel Dalhousie Robertson Edwards, British 1878-1966- The "Heythrop", near Stow-on-the-Wold; pencil, watercolour, and bodycolour on paper, inscribed 'The Heythrop - near Stow in the Wold' and 'Crawthorne' (lower left) and 'Broadwell' (lower right), signed and dated 'Lionel Edwards / 1928' (lower left), bears gallery label inscribed with the artist's name and the work's title attached to the backing board, 49.5 x 74.1 cm. ARR. Provenance: with The Tryon Gallery Ltd., London. Note: Following the war, Edwards became known for his sporting art, particularly hunting scenes. An accomplished artist and keen hunter, he depicted the movement of horses and hounds with considerable precision. He also illustrated numerous books and periodicals devoted to country life and sporting pursuits, and authored several books on hunting and shooting. He became a member of the Royal Institute in 1927 and exhibited regularly at Rowland Ward’s, as well as holding exhibitions at the Tryon Gallery in 1961, 1964 and 1970. The present work is typical of Edwards’s hunting scenes. A comparable work by Edwards, also depicting the Heythrop hunt, sold at Bonhams, Newmarket, on 20 July 2007, lot 101 (£8,500 hammer), whilst another similar scene sold at Sotheby's, London, on 10 May 2012, lot 78 (£15,000).