Roy Hobdell (1911-1961)
Still-Life: Iris, Narcissus, Tulips and Convolvulus, with Moths
POA
Maxwell Ashby Armfield (1882-1972)
Grape Vines and Jug
Tempera on canvas laid down on panel; signed with monogram and dated '50
11 ¾ x 10 inches
£6,200
Provenance
Mrs Gladys Lilian Grant
As a student at Birmingham School of Art, Armfield, along with fellow students Henry Payne and Joseph Southall, was enthralled by Burne-Jones, and by medieval painting. At the suggestion of his tutor, Arthur Gaskin, he visited Italy and it was here that he became interested in fresco painting. He began to paint in egg tempera, a medium that suited his meticulous approach.