(James) Michael Brown (1843-1947)

St. Andrews: The Amateur Golf Championship in 1895 between L. Balfour-Melville and John Ball, Junior

Details

(James) Michael Brown (1843-1947)
St. Andrews: The Amateur Golf Championship in 1895 between L. Balfour-Melville and John Ball, Junior
signed 'Michael Brown' (lower right)
pencil and grey wash heightened with white en grisaille on paper, with a key identifying the sitters attached to the backboard
13 x 21 1/8 in. (33 x 53.7 cm.)

Provenance

Sotheby's St. Andrews, 15 July 1995, lot 584.

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Lot Essay

The present watercolour depicts Leslie Balfour-Melville about to play his second shot at the first hole at St. Andrews. Included in the galaxy of professional and amateur spectators are 'Old' Tom Morris, Harry Vardon, J.H. Taylor and others, with The Royal and Ancient Clubhouse in the background.

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