After the ploughing match

Details

Edward Seago, R.W.S., R.B.A. (1910-1974)
After the ploughing match
signed and dated 'Edward Seago/36' (lower right)
oil on canvas
16 x 20 in. (40.7 x 50.8 cm.)

Provenance

Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 6 November 1992, lot 145, as 'Farm Auction'.

Literature

J. Masefield, The Country Scene, London, 1937, illus. p. 83.
J. Russell, Edward Seago, London, 2014, illus. p.35, no. 30.

Exhibited

London, Portland Gallery, Edward Seago, 11 June - 9 July 2014, no. 2.

Special notice

Artist's Resale Right ("Droit de Suite"). Artist's Resale Right Regulations 2006 apply to this lot, the buyer agrees to pay us an amount equal to the resale royalty provided for in those Regulations, and we undertake to the buyer to pay such amount to the artist's collection agent.

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Lot Essay

A relatively early example of Edward Seago's work, executed in 1936, this painting clearly shows the influence of Sir Alfred Munnings on Seago's technique and choice of composition in his early years as a painter. Seago and the poet laureate John Masefield collaborated on a number of publications in the 1930s, including The Country Scene, a sumptuous volume of Masefield's poetry illustrated with beautiful paintings by Seago such as the work offered here.

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