£4,200.00
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Oil on canvas, signed Valentine T. Garland (lower left). A study of two terriers in a traveller’s caravan, signed by the artist and presented in its original deep gilt moulded frame.
Provenance: Bonhams, London ‘Dogs in Art’, 27 Jan 1994, Lot 368, sold for the hammer price of £11,000. A label attached to the back of the frame suggests that the picture was once owned by ‘Sir Richard Leigh’, possibly Sir Richard Leigh 3rd Baronet (1936-2021).
Condition: The picture and the frame are in excellent condition.
Canvas: 19 1/2 x 30 in. (49.7 x 76 cm.)
Frame: 29 7/8 x 40 in. (76 x 101.5 cm.)
Garland’s paintings of animals hold an emotional appeal for a wide audience and thus his work was popular from the outset. His paintings, in particular his dog pictures, tell a story with such feeling and sentiment that will inevitably captivate the viewer. Because of this Garland quickly became one of the most popular animal artists of the period.
