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Albert Goodwin, R.W.S. (1845-1932)
Lot 934

Albert Goodwin, R.W.S. (1845-1932)

"Youth is full of sport Age's breath is short"

Fermé25 February 2009

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GBP 11,250

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Albert Goodwin, R.W.S. (1845-1932)
"Youth is full of sport
Age's breath is short"
signed 'Albert Goodwin/77' (lower left)
oil on canvas
36 x 55¾ in. (91.5 x 141.6 cm.)

Humphrey Roberts.
Christie's, London, 21 May 1908, lot 37.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 25 October 1991, lot 63A.

Note du spécialiste

The Art Journal (op. cit.) described the present work as a 'closely studied bit of nature', showing 'a merry group of children playing in a field of wild flowers, while, by way of contrast, a poor old woman in the foreground drags wearily behind her for firewood a great withered tree-branch'.

F.G. Stephens in the Athenaeum (op. cit.) was also complimentary declaring himself 'charmed' by such a 'capital and tasteful work'.