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Piglet
Virginia Venning
approx. exposed area of image inside frame
7in h x 10in w
black chalks on paper
£174 framed
Item number 558
A prize pig What economy of line we have here! Not one extra stroke of the pencil than is needed. This picture says it all in a few marks. Simple, direct and charming. The painting screams of the 1930's in its style and content. This drawing of a baby pig was one of many studies executed at London zoo in the 1930's while she was a pupil at the Academy schools.
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| About the artist
Born: 1911
Virginia Venning was born in 1913 and educated at The Royal Academy schools in the early 1930's. She won many prizes for her works and became a sculptor of high renown. She exhibited at the Royal academy and the Royal Society of British Sculptors. Her fine drawings of animals were all executed at London zoo in the early 1930's.
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drawing |
| Date of work |
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1930 |
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our estimate |
| The last owner of the work |
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acquired from the artist |
| How we know who the artist is |
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the artist |
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| School of painting |
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Modern British |
| Style of painting |
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Representational |
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study representative |
| Dimensions (h x w x d) inches |
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7 x 10 |
| Condition of work |
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very good |
| Recent restoration |
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No known restoration |
| Where exhibited |
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believed never exhibited |
| Quantity available |
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1 |
| Edition of |
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1 |
| Item number |
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558 |
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