Studio RT Ltd

Description

We are delighted to offer for sale this large, lovely oil on canvas by the artist Walter Robin Jennings, who has signed the painting W. R. Jennings in the lower right hand corner and dated it '91. 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). The artist often painted his equine paintings with Enville as the location. The painting depicts three horses, a grey and two bays, one with a blaze and one with a star, standing just beneath the trees at the edge of a wood, on a sunny day.

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 Kidderminster 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 (57 listings as Walter Robin Jennings and 30 as Walter Robert Jennings), findartinfo.com (40) and arcadja.com (74). Please note that some of these listings may be found under W. R. Jennings or Walter Robert Jennings.

A view of the Enville Estate ponies in the snow, smaller than this one, achieved £497 in Canada in 2012.

The painting is framed in a 3 3/8 inch pierced and ornate swept gilt frame. It will be supplied with new brass hangers, new brass picture wire and will be ready to hang.

Image size: 35 3/8 x 23 3/8 inches - 89.75cm x 59.35cm

Frame size: 42 1/4 x 30 1/4 - 107.3cm x 76.85cm

Medium: Oils on canvas

Condition: Excellent condition. The canvas is clean and taut with a small amount of fine craquelure in the sky area, but no paint loss or overpainting. The frame is in very good condition.