Live Auction 2676Old Master Paintings Part II
George Morland (London c. 1763-1804)
Lot 288 PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN

George Morland (London c. 1763-1804)

A winter landscape with figures skating and a man falling on a frozen waterway

Closed31 January 2013

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George Morland (London c. 1763-1804)
A winter landscape with figures skating and a man falling on a frozen waterway
signed 'G.Morland.pin*' (lower right)
oil on canvas
20 x 26 in. (50.8 x 66 cm.)

Sir Walter Gilbey, Bart., Elsham Hall, Essex, England.
Barnet Lewis, Esq.; (+), Christie's, London, 3 March 1931, lot 117 (550 gns. to Tooth).
with Agnew's, London.
with Jean Levy, New York.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, New York, 19 May 1993, lot 124 ($23,000).

Specialist note

Educated at The Royal Academy, George Morland (1763-1804) is best known for his portrayals of country life. In this scene of wintry mayhem, a group of skaters and bystanders watch as two men scramble on the ice. An undated copy of this painting by William Turner of Oxford (1789-1862) is in the collection of Tate Britain (inv. N02978).