Greville Irwin, Farm Near Bollington, oil on canvas,
Henry Greville Wood Irwin RBA (1893-1947), signed and dated '45 bottom left,
a rural scene on an overcast day; the paint surface appears stable, an indentation to the left inside the stretcher; the title written to the the reverse, also '(R.A. 1946)'; later oak frame and reclaimed teak slip,
£595
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Greville Irwin was an alumnus of the Académie Julian in Paris and the Academie des Beaux Arts, Brussels. Badly wounded and taken prisoner during WWI, his injuries left him with partial paralysis for the rest of his life. Irwin showed at the R.A., the Royal Glasgow Institute, the New English Arts Club and the at the Royal Society of British Artists where he was an elected member,
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