Lot 113 , Sir Alfred James Munnings P.R.A., R.W.S. (British, 1878-1959), Exmoor Ponies, Study no.17, oil on wooden panel, 17.8 x 25.4cm

§ Sir Alfred James Munnings P.R.A., R.W.S. (British, 1878-1959)
Exmoor Ponies, Study no.17
oil on wooden panel
signed
17.8 x 25.4cm
£15,000-20,000
Munnings wrote in his autobiography, The Finish - on Seeking and Painting Exmoor Ponies; "How simple the whole thing was at that scale-how much better the result! The ponies, the little foals with white legs, made designs at whichever angle I approached. Hours fled by; the foals resting or playing, the herd keeping to the same spot. A windy day was no good. A still day on the moor was never without wind. If I wake in another life, wherever it may be, I shall look back with regret upon those days with the ponies on the moor, far from anywhere, out of sight and out of sound of anyone." The Finish, p.110.
The ponies pictured were herd no.27 and belonged to the late Fred. Milton of Withypool.
Provenance: Exhibition of Works by Sir Alfred Munnings held at The Leicester Galleries, 1947, no.115. Sold to Mrs Maurice Holder £42.
Sold at Gorringes - March 2005 for £27,000.
Illustrated: The Finish, p.112.
See Sotheby's sale 3rd December 2003 for the sale of Study no.12 (also illustrated in The Finish).

Condition:
Not framed. Has been stored at Gorringe's since the purchase in 2005. Good untouched condition.

Sold for £38,000