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Lot 143*

Helen Allingham, RWS
(British, 1848-1926)
Blossoms unframed

28 October 2009, 14:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street

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Helen Allingham, RWS (British, 1848-1926)

Blossoms
signed 'H.Allingham' (lower right), inscribed 'Hallingham Blossoms' in pencil on reverse
watercolour
19.5 x 20cm (7 11/16 x 7 7/8in).
unframed

Footnotes

Helen Allingham painted a great many garden scenes, her favourite season being spring. These watercolours were packed with blossoming fruit trees and old-fashioned garden plants and they often included a figure in the composition.

Little did the casual observer realise that these delightful scenes were carefully constructed by the artist. Her sketch books contained numerous studies of flowers with annotations relating to their habit, height, leaf texture and colour. She also referred to these studies when adding in detail to her cottage paintings.

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