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Watercolor The Deer Signed By John Canterbury Speaking 1901-1980

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Add a unique piece to your collection with this 1 classic watercolor painting depicting a majestic deer, expertly painted by John Canterbury Speaking (1901-1980). Signed by the artist, this timeless piece would make a great addition to any art enthusiast’s gallery.
Subject beautiful portrait of a deer that is grazing on green vegetation.
A great example of the wild animal breed.
Title "The Deer"
Medium in pencil and wash on paper with a front protective glass cover.
Size of the frame being 32 cm wide and 27 cm high.
Signed in the bottom corner by the known British Artist J R Speaking.
This is one of his early works.
Set in a traditional original frame.
Circa early 20th century 1930s.
John Canterbury Speaking, RA (9 June 1901 – 5 March 1980) was an English sculptor and equine painter and sculptor. He designed animal figures for Wedgwood, and his life-size statue of Secretariat is exhibited at the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame.
Born in South Woodford, Essex, Speaking was the eldest son of the painter Kenneth Matheson Speaking and studied at Goldsmiths College in London, the Central School of Arts and Crafts between 1917 and 1919 and later at the Royal Academy until 1920. In 1924, he won the British PRI de Rome and its scholarship to the British School at Rome.̣
Speaking was the first husband of the sculptor Barbara Hep worth, whom he met while studying in Rome. They married in May 1925 in Florence. The couple had a joint exhibition in 1928 at the Alex Reid and Before Gallery in Glasgow. They had a son, Paul Speaking, who was born in 1929 and died in 1953 in Thailand. Hepworth and Speaking began divorce proceedings in 1931; the divorce was finalized in March 1933.
He was a member of the London Group from 1928 to 1934, joined the Seven and Five Society in 1932 and later, after World War II, worked for a period in Mexico. During the War, Speaking had been commissioned by the War Artists' Advisory Committee to produce a portrait bust. He was elected to the Royal Academy in 1960, having exhibited there since 1922. Speaking wrote several books on drawing and an autobiography, Drawn from Life was published in 1977. From 1948, he taught sculpture at the Royal College of Art and was professor of sculpture there from 1953 to 1959.
Speaking later lived in Devon near the village of Crawford and moved to the Cam argue, France in 1959. A BBC documentary One Pair of Eyes – John Speaking (1970) directed by David Cob ham was produced for BBC TV during Speaking's time there. The Tate Gallery owns eight works by Speaking. His work was also part of the painting event in the art competition at the 1948 Summer Olympics.
Other examples of his works and information about can be found in the Tate, the text book artists in Britain Since 1945. Christie's, Mapping the practice profession of sculpture in Britain & Ireland 1851-1951, Visual arts British Council.
Provenance label & inscribed verso.
Such a delightful scene to the eye.
Highly sought after due to the collectible animal nature subject such elaborate detail.
With hanging thread on the back ready for immediate home wall display.
Incredible conversation piece for your guests.
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Condition report.
Offered in fine used condition.
Front painting surface in good overall order. Having some foxing stains in places. The frame has general wear, scuffs, minor chips losses commensurate with usage & old age.
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Dimensions in centimeters of the frame

High (27 cm)
Wide (32 cm)
Depth thickness of frame (1.2 cm)