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.
$165,383Sale Price|20% Off
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
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
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
$11,830Sale Price|30% Off
H 29.5 in W 41 in D 2 in
The Ancient Beeches, Sunset Shadows and River, English Lsndscape, 19th century
By Alfred de Breanski Sr.
Located in Hillsborough, NC
Fine 19th century landscape oil on canvas by Alfred de Breanski Sr., this sunset, color and light, are exceptional in this work. Alfred De Brea...
Canvas, Oil
$580Sale Price|51% Off
H 14 in W 19 in
Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Lithograph, Signed
Located in Belgrade, MT
This lithograph is part of my private collection. It is limited in edition ,artist signed lower right and is in very good condition. Walter Becker was a German artist. Another impres...
Lithograph
"Acacia Shade" by Anthony Gibbs
By Anthony Gibbs
Located in Mere, GB
"Acacia Shade" by Anthony Gibbs. Anthony Gibbs who was born in 1951 is a highly popular midlands painter of wildlife. He studied at the Bournmouth school of art. Oil on canvas. Signe...
Oil
$1,550
H 31.7 in W 45.87 in D 1.97 in
Icy Waters with Birds, Naturalistic Oil Painting, Signed, 1918, Framed
Located in Stockholm, SE
A female and male Goosander bird on ice floes. In the center, a small opening in ice covered waters. This painting, by Christian Berg (1893-1976) is quite interesting and unusual for...
Canvas, Oil
$3,238
H 27 in W 37 in D 2 in
River Landscape, Late Autumn, 19th-Century British Landscape Painting
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This late 19th-century oil painting by English artist Frank Walton (1840-1928) depicts a tranquil river landscape, most likely set within the Surrey countryside near the artist’s hom...
Canvas, Oil
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
$1,330Sale Price|65% Off
H 20 in W 23.5 in D 1.75 in
Mare and Two Foals in Pastoral British Landscape
By Robert Alexander
Located in Hillsborough, NC
This oil painting of mare and two foals is set in an idyllic landscape with mature old tree, stone well and cottage in the background; by Robert Alexander, signed and dated indistinc...
Oil, Board
$5,253
H 21.66 in W 29.53 in D 1.97 in
Deer in a Mountain Landscape, Karl-Heinz Wenzel, 20th Century, German Painter
Located in Knokke, BE
Deer in a Mountain Landscape Wenzel Karl-Heinz 1932 – ? 20th Century German Painter Signature: Signed bottom left Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: Im...
Canvas, Oil
$8,500
H 40 in W 56.75 in D 1.25 in
"Elephant In The Pool" Lrg Orig. Oil Painting by Robert White, Frameless Display
Located in Encino, CA
“Elephant In The Pool,” an original oil on canvas by Robert K. White, is a piece for the true collector. White’s careful attention to detail and vivid use of greens, browns, and blue...
Oil, Canvas
$2,250Sale Price|25% Off
H 26.5 in W 31 in D 1 in
‘Nancy’ oil painting of chestnut mare in bucolic landscape 1912
By Richard Newton
Located in Hillsborough, NC
Chestnut mare ‘Nancy’ is signed lower left by American artist Richard Newton (1874-1951) and dated 1912. Newton is best known as an artist of horses and hunt scenes. His work has be...
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
$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