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British Oil Painting Portrait Of Kim Mare Bay Hunter Horse By Frances Mabel Hollams

£8,000.00

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Exude sophistication and elevate your space with this British oil painting portrait of Kim Mare Bay Hunter Horse by Frances Mabel Hollams. Made in 1935, this masterpiece brings an exclusive touch to any room. Display your refined taste and love for the equestrian world with this luxurious piece.
Subject Equine horse study portrait of a female brown mare bay hunter who's name was "Kim", facing right in full side profile wearing her reigns, her saddle has been taken off and you can see her coat colour is lighter where her saddle would go.
Title "Kim"
Oil on board panel.
Set in such a traditional oak frame with a glass cover.
Circa early 20th century dated 1935.
This painting is signed bottom right F.M Hollams by the well known British animal and equine artist Frances Mabel Hollams with artist biography verso.
This is a fine example of her work.
Provenance from a Fine Art auction & museum label verso & now in the collection of Cheshire Antiques Consultant..
Frances Mabel Hollams (1877–1963), who signed her works F.M. Hollams, was a popular British painter of horses and dogs, active in the first three decades of the 20th century. She is noted for her technique of painting on wood panel with no background, so that the grain of the wood is visible. Growing up at Dene Park in Shipbourne she later moved to Puttenden Manor near the hamlet of Dunks Green. Mabel studied under the artist Frank Calderdon and, at a time when most schools did not accept female students, she studied in Paris at Académie Julian.
Hollams was a prolific painter of animals, mainly horses. She painted for Royalty and many aristocratic families. One of her paintings, a royal horse, hangs in the Mounted Branch Museum at Imber Court. She was also one of the first female Royal Academicians, exhibiting eight paintings, and in 1899 was elected to the Society of Women Artists.
She was married to Charles Lionel Fox, a land agent who worked for racehorse owners the Cazelet family. She signed her pieces with "F.M. Hollams". Francis Mabel Hollams's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging up to 18,076 USD, depending on the size and medium of the artwork. Since 1998 the record price for this artist at auction is 18,076 USD for The plough team, sold at Bonhams Knightsbridge in 2012. Ref sources Wikipedia, Christie’s & Mutualart
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With hanging thread on the back ready for immediate home display.
Condition report offered in fine used condition. Having spots of surface dirt & foxing stains in places to the painting surface, also some paint fading and loss in areas, with historic dormant woodworm to the panel. With general wear, dust, scuffs, stains and minor losses to the frame commensurate with usage & old age.
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Dimensions in centimetres of frame

High (36.2 cm)
Length depth thickness (1 cm)
Wide (47.5 cm)