Arthur Henry Knighton-Hammond
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| Artist: | Arthur Henry Knighton-Hammond, RI, RSW, ROI, PS |
| Nationality: | (British 1875-1970) |
| Title: | Early Morning, L'Eglise
Saint-Michel de Menton |
| Medium: | Watercolour on paper |
| Date: | Unknown |
| Location: | Menton in the South of France is known as ‘La
Perle de la France’ (The Pearl of France), and the
church of Saint-Michel is one of its most famous sights. Construction
began in 1619 under Honoré II, first Sovereign Prince
of Monaco (the city being under Monégasque control from
1346-1848 before becoming part of France in 1861). The church
was proclaimed a basilica by Pope John Paul II in 1999. |
| Inscription: | Signed ‘Knighton
Hammond’ lower right |
| Image Size: | 49 x 45cm (19¼ x 17¾ in) |
| Framed Size: | 69.5 x 65.4 (27¼ x 25¾ in) |
| Provenance: | Private collection, Midlands |
| Additional Information: | Knighton-Hammond lived in
the South of France and Italy for many years. He was a prodigious
painter whose works have appeared in many exhibitions and can be
found in public galleries across the world, such as The National Portrait
Gallery, London; Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris;
The National Museum in Belgrade, Serbia; and The South
African National Gallery, Cape Town. |
| Price: | £1,750 |
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