Lot 3259

Description

Sydney International Exhibition, 1879, in bronze (76mm), by J.S. & A.B.Wyon, stop after CCC in date, inscribed on reverse, 'E.G.Warren./First Award'. A few very minor edge nicks on reverse, otherwise good extremely fine.

In Class 407 Water Colour Pictures, Aquarelles, Miniatures - European, E.G.Warren was awarded a First place for his water colour, 'A Clearing in the New Forest'.

Edmund George Warren (1834-1909) was an English landscape painter who worked in both watercolours and oils. His work was very popular during the late 1850s to early 1860s. He exhibited nearly 200 paintings with the Society of Painters in Water Colours including his large-scale work, 'Rest in the Cool and Shady Wood' which became the feature attraction of the 1861 exhibition. His paintings were typically of the English countryside, woodlands and harvesting scenes.