An original oil painting by British artist Stuart Ray (1916-1985) depicts Smithfield
Meat Market in 1962. The Central Market which still stands today was built in the 1860s by the Corporation of London and designed by the City architect Sir Horace Jones. The market cost £200,000 to build and was designed to feed 3,000,000 people. This impressionistic scene shows several of the market's butchers in their white butchers coats, inspecting the hanging carcasses before opening. The painting is signed and dated to the lower left-hand corner.
The overall condition of the painting is very good. Inspection under UV light reveals a small amount of restoration to the canvas. A patch repair is visible to the reverse and there has been some minor overpainting to the front.
71 x 91cm (28" x 35.8")
Born in 1916 in London. Stuart Ray studied at the Regent Street Polytechnic School of Art, 1937-9 and then at the Royal College of Art in the engraving school from 1939-40. After being invalided out of the army in India he continued studying at the RCA - in the painting school where his teachers included Gilbert Spencer and Percy Horton. He was appointed head of the art school at South-West Essex Technical College, Walthamstow in 1951 and remained there until his retirement in 1983. He married the Australian artist, Karen Ray (1931-1998). He exhibited with Rowland, Browse and Delbanco, the Phoenix Gallery, Lavenham, the Royal Academy and the New English Art Club.
London, London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom
| SKU | rp635 |
|---|---|
| Artist | Stuart Ray (1916-1985) |
| Date | 1962 |
| Dimensions | 71 x 91cm |
| Medium | Oil |
| Style | Impressionism |
| Subject | Genre Scene |
| Item Returns | This item can be returned |
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