Description

A wonderful example of Lawrence's skill as a draughtsman, this study of a pretty little girl in a new pink dress displays his confident mastery of line work. The deft lines of the girl's legs and arms and the economy of line in the child's faces add mystery and flare to this wonderful study. Rendered in a mix of graphite and gouache, this piece has been presented in a vintage wood frame with an off-white mount. On wove.

Condition

The condition is typical for a picture of this age including discolouration and areas of dirtying. The paper has heavy creasing to the upper left corner and a softer crease across the lower third. There is some creasing and a tear to the paper in the lower left quadrant. The frame is in fine condition.

Collection Information

Sulis Fine Art is delighted to present a small fine collection of original works, mainly figure studies in graphite and chalk, by the artist Alfred Kingsley Lawrence RA (1893-1975).

Biography

Alfred Kingsley Lawrence RA (1893-1975) was a painter and muralist, born in Lewes, Sussex. Lawrence studied under Richard George Hatton at King Edward VII School of Art in Newcastle upon Tyne, and under William Rothenstein at the Royal College of Art, 1920-23. In his final year, he was awarded the coveted Prix de Rome in 1923, where he spent two years at the BSR in the Italian capital.

He was elected an Associate of the Royal Academy in 1930 and a full member in 1938. He also showed at the Royal Society of Portrait Painters who elected him to their ranks in 1947. Among Lawrence's notable murals are ones in Laing Art Gallery, the Palace of Westminster and the Bank of England. He died in Kensington, London. His paintings of Queen Elizabeth and Sir Walter Raleigh were reproduced in the magazine Artwork in the September-November issue of 1927.

Collections holding works by Lawrence include the City of London Corporation, Fife Council, Hatton Gallery, IWM, Laing Art Gallery, National Gallery of Scotland, NPG, NT, Royal Air Force Museum and the V&A.