Live Auction 18835IN THE FIELD - An Important Private Collection of Sporting Art
Sir Alfred James Munnings, P.R.A., R.W.S. (1878-1959)
Lot 11

Sir Alfred James Munnings, P.R.A., R.W.S. (1878-1959)

Charlie Smirke and Noel Murless at Kempton Park

Closed12 December 2019

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GBP 5,000

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Sir Alfred James Munnings, P.R.A., R.W.S. (1878-1959)
Charlie Smirke and Noel Murless at Kempton Park
signed and inscribed 'Smirke holds forth/to Murless/Alfred Munnings' (lower right) and inscribed and dated 'Kempton'/Park/1954' (upper centre)
pencil on the reverse of an invitation to an exhibition
6 x 4 ¾ in. (15.2 x 12 cm.)

with Richard Green, London, 1998, where acquired by the present owner.

Specialist note

Legendary British racehorse trainer Sir Charles Francis Noel Murless won nineteen classics and was the first to amass a six-figure sum in a season. Sir Charles moved to Newmarket's Warren Place stable a year before this sketch was drawn.
We are grateful to Lorian Peralta Ramos for her assistance in preparing this catalogue entry. The painting will be included in her forthcoming catalogue raisonné of the work of Sir Alfred Munnings.