Studio RT Ltd

Description

We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely oil on canvas by the artist Walter Robin Jennings, who has signed the painting W. R. Jennings in the lower left hand corner and dated it '88. The painting is entitled 'Companions' on the back of the stretcher. The frame also bears a brass plaque with the title 'Cotswold Companions' W. R. Jennings. The artist has not on this occasion given us the location, however, on a previous painting, now sold, he kindly inscribed the location on the back on the canvas as Enville Estate (Enville is between Stourbridge and Bridgenorth, Nr. Kinver). This painting was executed from a slightly different angle. The painting depicts three bay horses, one with a white blaze, near the trees at the edge of a wood, blowing steam from their nostrils, after a fall of sow. There is a cock pheasant with a harem of three hens below the tree to the left of the painting and a pair of partridges on the wall.

There is a companion work to this painting, featuring deer, which we will be listing shortly.

The Enville Estate was a favourite location for works by this artist, as we have handled three others, one in autumn and two in the snow and there was a smaller one sold in Canada of a snow scene with ponies.

Walter Robin Jennings 1927-2005 was born in Dudley, Staffordshire and was an active artist throughout most of his working life. He was a landscape and animal painter, primarily in oil and exhibited widely. His work has been reproduced in card form by Medici, Royle and Solomon & Whitehead. He sadly died in Kiderminster in 2005.

There is one of his paintings in the National Collection and can be viewed at Dudley Museum.

Auction results achieved for works by this artist may be found at artprice.com (50 listings as Walter Robin Jennings and 28 as Walter Robert Jennings), findartinfo.com (23) and arcadja.com (54). Please note that some of these listings may be found under W. R. Jennings or Walter Robert Jennings.

The painting is framed in a 3 3/8" pierced, ornate, swept gilt frame and gilt slip. It will be supplied with new brass hangers, new brass picture wire and ready to hang. We believe that this painting was framed by the artist, as his name and address label are on the back of the frame.

Image size: 27 3/4" X 17 3/4" - 70.5cm x 45.1cm

Frame size: 34 3/4" x 24 3/4" - 88.25cm x 62.9cm

Medium: Oils on canvas

Condition: Excellent condition. The canvas is clean and taut and there is no craquelure, paint loss, repairs or overpainting. The frame and slip are in very good condition.