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Cecil Charles Windsor Aldin 1870 - 1935. Trotting Horses Harnessed To A Lightweight Four Wheel Cart Trap. Walnut Framed Chalk Drawing.

£14,895    $18,827    €17,878
Cecil Charles Windsor Aldin.
 
English ( b.1870 - d.1935 ).
 
Trotting Horses Harnessed To A Lightweight Four Wheel Cart Trap.
 
Chalk On Paper.
 
Signed Lower Right.
 
Image size 19.3 inches x 27.8 inches ( 49cm x 70.5cm ).
 
Frame size 30.1 inches x 38.4 inches ( 76.5cm x 97.5cm).
 
Available for sale from Big Sky Fine Art in the English county of Dorset, this original drawing in chalks is by Cecil Aldin and dates from the early part of the 20th century.
 
The artwork is presented and supplied in a walnut veneered pine frame from the mid-late 1970s (which is shown in these photographs). The mount and backing board have been replaced with conservation materials more recently. The glass has been replaced at the same time with non-reflective glass (Tru Vue UltraVue® UV70). The previous gallery and framing labels have been retained and mounted on the rear of the backboard.
 
This antique drawing is in excellent condition, commensurate with its age. It wants for nothing and is supplied ready to hang and display.
 
The drawing is signed lower right.
 
Formerly with the Hampton Hill Gallery, Middlesex, London.
 
Cecil Aldin was a British artist and illustrator who was a household name with a substantial public following from the later 1880s to the 1930s. Today he is regarded as being one of the most original and very best sporting artists of the twentieth century and his works is highly collectable. As an artist Aldin preferred to work in pencil or watercolour, but also produced pastels and many fine etchings. His works show great humour and precision and he was a master of caricature in the drawing of both people and animals. Aldin was a man of great charm and led a full, industrious and interesting life. He illustrated some of the most famous literature of his day, associated with Lance Thackery and Alfred Munnings, made significant contributions to national sporting and community life and produced one of the defining images of the Great War. Today his w...
Antique #SA1117945, shown on this page, originates from the edwardian Era. For historical context, the timeline below highlights the period when it was made:
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