Alfred Munnings was born on 8th October 1878 at Mendham Mill, Mendham, Suffolk, across the River Waveney from Harleston in Norfolk to Christian parents. His father was the miller and Munnings grew up surrounded by the activity of a busy working mill with horses and horse-drawn carts arriving daily. After leaving Framlingham College at the age of 14, he was apprenticed to a Norwich printer, designing and drawing advertising posters for the next six years, attending the Norwich University of the Arts in his spare time. When his apprenticeship ended, he became a full-time painter. The loss of sight in his right eye in an accident in 1898 did not deflect his determination to paint, and in 1899 two of his pictures were shown at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition. He painted rural scenes, frequently of subjects such as Gypsies and horses. Munnings was associated with the Newlyn School of painters, and there he met Florence Carter-Wood, a young horsewoman and painter. They married on 19th January 1912, but she tried to kill herself on their honeymoon and did so in 1914. Munnings bought Castle House, Dedham, in 1919, describing it as "the house of my dreams." He used the house and adjoining studio extensively throughout the rest of his career, and it was opened as the Munnings Art Museum in the early 1960s, after Munnings's death. He was elected president of the Royal Academy of Arts in 1944, was made a Knight Bachelor in the same year, and was appointed a Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order in the 1947 New Year Honors. Munnings died at the Castle House, Dedham, Essex, on 17th July 1959. The village pub in Mendham is named after him, as is a street there. His immensely popular sporting artworks have enjoyed popularity in the United States as well as the United Kingdom and elsewhere. During his lifetime, some of Munnings's works were purchased by the wealthiest collectors of the day. In 2007, his Red Prince Mare sold for $7,848,000.
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1920s Famous Alfred Munnings Oil Painting of his Favourite Hound
By Alfred Munnings
Located in London, GB
Sir Alfred Munnings R.A. (1878 - 1959) 'Favourite Hound' Oil on Wood Framed 98 x 74 cm Sir Alfred Munnings R.A. was known as one of England's finest painters of animals and as an ou...
Oil
$1,800
"Unsaddling At Epsom, Summer Meeting" 1932 Chromolithograph By Alfred Munnings
By Alfred Munnings
Located in Bristol, CT
Print Sz: 18"H x 21 1/2"W Frame Sz: 28 1/2"H x 32"W w/ blindstamp Fine Art Trade Guild Published by Frost & Reed Ltd Pencil signed by the artist LR margin Sir Alfred James Munnings, KCVO PRA RI (8 October 1878 – 17 July 1959) was known as one of England's finest painters of horses, and as an outspoken critic of Modernism. Engaged by Lord Beaverbrook's Canadian War...
Lithograph
Sir Alfred Munnings Watercolour Titled 'The Hunt'
By Alfred Munnings
Located in Uppingham, GB
Sir Alfred James Munnings, P.R.A., R.W.S. (1878-1959) 'The hunt' Signed and dated 'A.J. Munnings. 1913.' (lower right) pencil, watercolour and bodycolour on a prepared sheet of paper...
Watercolor
$4,750
"The Prince of Wales on Forest Witch" c1921 by Sir Alfred Munnings (SIGNED)
By Alfred Munnings
Located in Bristol, CT
The Prince Of Wales By Alfred Munnings. A rare and signed Sir Alfred Munnings coloured offset lithograph of H.R.H The Prince Of Wales, sat astride his chestnut hunter, Forest Witch....
Lithograph, Offset
"Why Weren't You Out Yesterday?" Chromolithograph By Sir Alfred Munnings
By Alfred Munnings
Located in Bristol, CT
Print Sz: 18 1/8"H x 23 5/8"W Frame Sz: 29 1/8"H x 34 1/8"W Why Weren't You Out Yesterday? was based on a previously commissioned work entitled Mrs Helen Cutting and Misses Brady, ...
Lithograph
$1,500
"In The Saddling Paddock, Cheltenham March Meeting" 1952 By Sir Alfred Munnings
By Alfred Munnings
Located in Bristol, CT
Print Sz: 17 1/4" H x 26"W Frame Sz: 24 1/4"H x 32"W Published in 1952 by Frost and Reed Ltd Cheltenham Racecourse, in the nearby village of Prestbury, is the home of National Hunt...
Lithograph
$1,800
The Paddock At Epsom, Spring Meeting 1932 Chromolithograph by Alfred Munnings
By Alfred Munnings
Located in Bristol, CT
Print Sz: 18 1/4"H x 22 1/2"W Frame Sz: 28 1/2"H x 32"W w/ blind stamp: Fine Art Trade Guild Published by Frost & Reed Ltd Pencil signed by the artist LR margin Sir Alfred James Munnings, KCVO PRA RI (8 October 1878 – 17 July 1959) was known as one of England's finest painters of horses, and as an outspoken critic of Modernism. Engaged by Lord Beaverbrook's Canadian War...
Lithograph
A Morning's Work-Newmarket Heath by Sir Alfred J. Munnings
By Alfred Munnings
Located in Bristol, CT
Proof No. 7 of a limited printing of 10. Permission of Mrs. George F. Getty II, owner of the painting Print Sz: 24 1/2"H x 37 1/2"W Frame Sz: 27 3/4"H x 40 1/2"W
Lithograph
Untitled
By Arnau Alemany Batalla
Located in Barcelona, CT
the painting is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
Mixed Media, Lithograph
$695
H 29.93 in W 22.84 in D 0.01 in
Trois personnages. Print: Artist's proof 99/300
Located in Riga, LV
Ossip Zadkine — a prominent French avant-garde sculptor of Jewish descent, born in Vitebsk. He became one of the key representatives of the School of Paris and a recognized master of...
Lithograph
Study of a Basset Hound by Léon Espinasse (French 19th/20th)
Located in SANTA FE, NM
"Portrait of a Basset Hound" Léon Espinasse (French, c. 1870 to 20th century) Watercolor on paper Signed lower left 12 x 9 3/8 (23 ¾ x 21 frame) inches A stunning exercise in comple...
Watercolor, Paper
Galerie Maeght Murales et Peintures
By Joan Miró
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Galerie Maeght Murales et Peintures Color lithograph poster, 1961 Unsigned as issued Large edition Published by Maeght Editeur Imprimeur Reference #13 from J. Corredor-Matheos, "Miro's Posters', 1980 Condition: Framed Colors fresh Image/sheet size: 25 x 19 inches Frame size: 34 x 27...
Lithograph
$3,080Sale Price|20% Off
H 30 in W 26 in D 3 in
Two Spaniels on Red Cloth, Oil on Board, Framed, Circa 1860-1870
Located in Hillsborough, NC
Two Spaniels on Red Cloth by Hilton Lark Pratt (1838-1873) Scottish artist, is in clear rich red, black and white colors with a softer-toned landscape on the side. The Spaniels are r...
Oil, Board
"Too Hot To Handle" - Puppies Near a Steaming Pot
By Karl Lindner (b.1871)
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Painting of puppies next to a steaming pot of food that is too hot to eat Karl Lindner was a 19th-century Austrian artist Date: 1903 Medium: Oil on Canvas Dimensions: 10.00" x 12.0...
Canvas, Oil
$3,363
H 25.99 in W 31.89 in
Landscape With Ducks by Swedish Artist William Gislander, Oil Painting on Canvas
By William Gislander
Located in Stockholm, SE
William Gislander (1890-1937) Swedish Title: Landscape With Ducks oil on canvas signed and dated William Gislander 1934 canvas dimensions 25.98...
Canvas, Oil
$2,900
H 24.81 in W 30.71 in D 1.58 in
Nocturnal Summer Forest with Birds, Oil on Canvas, 1917
Located in Stockholm, Stockholm
A nordic light nocturnal scene by Rolf Mellström (1896–1953) Two Eurasian woodcocks cross above the dark forest, their compact bodies reading as quick silhouettes against a late blue...
Canvas, Oil
$2,975
H 21 in W 23.75 in
Study of a Pointer Running by Léon Espinasse (French 19th/20th)
Located in SANTA FE, NM
"Study of a Pointer Running" Léon Espinasse (French, c. 1870 to 20th century) Watercolor on paper Signed on right 15 x 11 1/2 (28 1/4 x 23 1/2 frame) inches A stunning exercise in ...
Watercolor, Paper
The Pleasure of Being Alone
By Julio de Diego
Located in Fairlawn, OH
The Pleasure of Being Alone Lithograph, 1931 Signed lower right (see photo) Very rare early suurealist lithograph Edition: 15 (15/15), numbered lower left (see photo) Impressions of...
Lithograph
$1,739Sale Price|40% Off
H 39.77 in W 29.93 in
European 19th century animalist oil painting - Cattle Flock at Sunset
Located in Varmo, IT
European Painter (19th century) - Landscape with Cattle and Herd at Sunset. 101 x 76 cm. Oil on canvas, unframed (not signed). The scene depicts a mixed group of animals — two adu...
Canvas, Oil
$4,500
H 21 in W 37.13 in D 1.63 in
Hyper-Realistic Painting of Safari Jungle Animals in Foliage for 1994 Zooball
Located in Houston, TX
Hyper-realistic painting of jungle animals by Houston based artist Andy Dearwater. The work features a menagerie of animals including a zebra, gori...
Paper, Gouache
Horse Racing Print 'October Meeting' by Sir Alfred Munnings
By Alfred Munnings
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Vintage Newmarket Races Print, October Meeting, Sir Alfred Munnings. A very impressive horse racing photolithograph of 'October Meeting' after a p...
Paint
Sold
H 6.75 in W 4.25 in
'Letter to Mrs. Adcock' 1902 Pen & Ink Drawing by Sir Alfred Munnings
By Alfred Munnings
Located in Bristol, CT
Pen & ink sketches included on a four page hand-written letter dated 28 August, (19)'02 from Sir Alfred Munnings (1878-1959) Signed, 'Yours A.J.' on stationary from the Park Gates ...
Ink, Pen