Hunting Landscape Paintings

John Theodore Eardley Kenney (1911-1972) On the scent signed 'John Kenney' lower right Oil on canvas Canvas - 20 x 30 in Framed - 25 x 35 in Introducing John Kenney: Celebrated Spor...

The Hunt British School, 20th century signed oil on canvas, framed framed: 27.5 x 40 inches canvas: 24 x 36 inches provenance: private collection, UK The painting is in very good an...

Artist/ School: John Munnings (1916-1987), signed lower front and labelled verso. John Munnings (1916-1987) was the nephew of the famous equestrian artist Sir Alfred J. Munnings. He was born at Mendham Mill, Suffolk, and wrote a book full of fascinating reminiscences about his childhood at the mill. Munnings fought in the Second World War and was held a prisoner of war. After the war he married and became manager of an agricultural firm. He was a keen artist, giving exhibitions at the Assembly Rooms, Norwich and combined this with his interest in watermills to produce the many sketches of mills, now in the archives in museums and private collections. Title: 'The One That Got Away...

Signed lower right. Best known for his Gloucester, Massachusetts fishing scenes, war convoys, and marine battle scenes, Anton Fischer was born in Munich, G...

Charles Augustus Henry LUTYENS (1829 – 1915, British) On the Scent c.1880 Unframed 50 x 84 inches Framed 64 x 98 inches Oil on Canvas Signed Provenance: Possibly commissioned by George William Coventry, 9th Earl of Coventry (1838-1930); thence by family descent; Croome Court House Sale, Worcestershire 1948 Lord Coventry was a keen huntsman having founded the North Cotswold Hunt in 1867 and in 1882 The Croome. Besides founding two Hunts, he also held the unique distinction of owning racehorses that won two Grand Nationals in consecutive years. Daphne Moore, the hunting correspondent writing about the Croome Hounds c.1950, emphasised the influence of Rambler as a perfect type of hound. ‘Who could have dreamed that in 1949 well-bred hounds in almost every kennel in England would have at least a trace of Rambler’s blood in their veins?’ … to the hound man The Croome and the name Coventry immediately recalls Rambler. Anyone who has seen his portrait by Lutyens, will remember him as being the perfect type of hound for any country…’ Charles Lutyens the artist spent his early adult life in the Army, joining the 20th foot and siled with them in 1850 to serve in Canada. In 1857 he left the army to take up life as a professional artist. He based himself at Onslow Square...