Albert Lawrence Hammonds (1930-1994) - 1950 Pen and Ink Drawing Horse & Cart

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Description

A delightful study of a horse and cart by Albert Lawrence Hammonds (1930-1994). Inscribed at the upper right with the location 'New Street Station'. This was probably drawn during Hammond's time at Birmingham School of Art, where he studied from 1947 to 1952. Well presented in a dark card mount. Signed and dated. On wove.

Condition

The condition is typical for a picture of this age including some discolouration and foxing. There is a small square mark to the upper right corner, with small cuts to the paper.

Size

16.3 x 23.7cm (6.4" x 9.3")
Sheet: 26.8 x 35.8cm (10.6" x 14.1")

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Artist Biography

Albert Lawrence Hammonds was a painter who trained at Birmingham School of Art from 1947-52. He also attended the Royal College of Art, London 1954-57 where his teachers included Ruskin Spear, John Minton and Carel Weight. Lawrie Hammonds was Head of the Art Department at Halesowen College and also taught for twenty five years at Bournville School of Art. His prolific exhibiting career included group shows at the RA, Paris Salon, Young Contemporaries, RBA Galleries, GI, Ikon Gallery, Birmingham and at the RWA. Noted for his fine depictions of steam railways, he held solo exhibitions at the RBSA Galleries, Birmingham, Newcastle upon Tyne Museum of Science and Engineering, Dudley Art Gallery, Deutsches Museum, Munich, Germany, and in Vienna. He was elected RBSA in 1962, PS 1989 and the Guild of Railway Artists in 1979. His work is represented in the collections of the Eisenbahn Museum, Vienna, National Railway Museum, York, Dudley Art Gallery and examples of his portraiture include Presidents of the Royal College of Surgeons located in Queen Elizabeth Hospital Boardroom and in the Royal College of Pathologists, London. During the 1970’s and 80’s he made regular television and radio appearances, always concerned with steam railway of which he was an acknowledged expert.

Location

Birmingham, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom

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SKU pq485
Artist Albert Lawrence Hammonds (1930-1994)
Date 1950
Dimensions 16.3 x 23.7cm
Medium Pen and Ink
Subject Still Life
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