At the Races, Oil Painting by Richard Murry

A fine and interesting oil on canvas by Richard Arthur Crosswaite Murry. The work is titled on the reverse ‘At the Races’ and depicts a group of three people sat in a line intently watching a race. The piece is typical of the artist with a bold use of colour. The work has been professionally cleaned and some minor restoration made. The painting is not signed on the front but retains the exhibition label on the reverse for the Holborn Art Exhibition of 1954 with all the artist’s details. The frame is the original and is a repurposed one from an earlier date that the artist has painted to suit his piece, this was not uncommon practice at the time. The frame is in good condition with some rubbing back. Richard Arthur Crosswaite Murry (8 May 1902 – December 1984) was born in London and studied at the Slade School of Fine Art where, in 1925, he was awarded a Robert Rose scholarship. Murry went on to serve as secretary of the New English Art Club for three years before teaching at the Architectural Association and then at Surbition Grammar School, from 1930 to 1938. During World War II Murry served in the Royal Marines and with the Royal Naval Film Unit while continuing to paint. The War Artists' Advisory Committee purchased one of these paintings and it is now held by the Imperial War Museum in London. His work was part of the painting event at the art competition at the 1948 Summer Olympics. Throughout his career Murry exhibited with the London Group, the Royal Society of British Artists and the Royal Institute of Oil Painters. He also exhibited at both the Leger and Goupil Galleries and Sally Hunter Fine Art hosted a memorial exhibition. This painting is a great work by an interesting mid-century British artist with a great deal of impact.

Overall sizes in inches including frame: 19 ¾ by 15 ½

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