The Regent's Canal

Details

Algernon Newton, R.A. (1880-1968)
The Regent's Canal
signed with monogram and dated '1922.' (lower left)
oil on canvas
12 x 16 in. (30.5 x 40.7 cm.)

Provenance

Purchased by H.L. Wright, London at the 1922 exhibition.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 6 March 1998, lot 97, where purchased by the present owner.

Exhibited

London, Grosvenor Galleries, Winter Exhibition of Paintings and Drawings by Contemporary British Artists, 1922, no. 103.

Special Notice

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Lot Essay

The present work was highlighted in the Sunday Times, 10 December 1922: 'in the corner of the gallery, is another beautiful little picture by an artist whose work I have not previously remarked. "The Regent's Canal" by Algernon Newton, is a charming view of houses seen across the water painted with a glow, sincerity, and clarity approaching an early Corot ... I base all my hopes on his "Regent's Canal", which, though adhering to good old standards of painting and draughtsmanship, strikes a new note in contemporary art'.

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