Christopher Sanders (British, 1905-1991), Study at Lymington

Oil on canvas, circa 1970s, signed at lower right, inscribed to verso, canvas with stamp for C. Roberson & Co. LTD. of London, framed.

Stretcher size 24 x 28 in.; Frame dimensions 30 x 34 in.

Private Collection, Charleston, South Carolina

Christie's East, The Estate of Sarah Hunter Kelly: European Furniture, Decorative Objects, Porcelain and Rugs, January 1983, Lot 77, New York

Christopher Sanders was a British painter who studied at the Wakefield and Leeds Schools of Art before graduating from the Royal College of Art. Initially working as a commercial artist—designing for Bird’s Custard and the London Underground—he later focused on fine art and teaching, eventually becoming Head of Painting at Harrow School of Art. A regular exhibitor at the Royal Academy, he was elected a full member in 1961 and won a gold medal at the Paris Salon in 1956.

Some surface grime; stable craquelure with one area of loss and associated retouch in upper right quadrant; chipping and rubbing to frame.

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