Edgar Bundy

EDGAR BUNDY A.R.A., R.I., R.B.A., (1862-1922) WATERCOLOUR ````A Greenhorn````, two men in seventeenth century costume, playing cards at a refectory table, another looking on, an open window beyond signed lower right, inscribed with titled on gold mount further inscribed on label verso 19 1/4" x 26 1/2" (49cm x 67.5cm) EST 1500-2000.

Special NoticeNo VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis. Lot Description View Lot Condition Report Edgar Bundy, A.R.A., R.I. (1862-1922) A lady and her faithful attendants signed 'Edgar Bundy' (lower right) pencil and watercolour 10¼ x 15¼ in. (26 x 38.7 cm.)

EDGAR BUNDY, 1862-1922 (1862-1922) - THE SAUCY ARETHUSA -
Mis: 67x33cm.; 26¼x13in.
signed and dated 1895 watercolour Quantity: 2

CATALOGUE NOTE
This watercolour relates to a larger oil exhibited by the artist at the Royal Academy in the same year, 'The Saucy Arethusa'. This lot is to be sold with an original copy of the 1895 R. A. exhibiton catalogue.

Edgar Bundy, A.R.A. (1862-1922) 'A Strange Sail' signed 'EDGAR BUNDY' (lower right) pencil, watercolour and gum arabic, heightened with touches ofbodycolour and with scratching out 21½ x 30½ in. (54.5 x 77.5 cm.) Pre-Lot Text THE PROPERTY OF A CANADIAN COLLECTOR Provenance with O.B. Graves, London. with John A. Cooling, London. Lot Notes Edgar Bundy was a watercolourist who painted both historical andgenre scenes. Primarily a self-taught artist, Bundy spent time as aboy in the studio of Alfred Stevens (1817-1875). He exhibited forthe first time at the Royal Academy in 1881, and the Paris Salonfrom 1907 and in 1915 he was elected an Associate of the RoyalAcademy. In this present watercolour we see Bundy's fluid technique andloosely handled brushstrokes. Bundy often favoured Dutch interiorscenes, however, here he explores natural light and atmosphere.Bundy displays his virtuosity in the pitching perspective of theharbour path and the throng of the crowd, descending to the watersedge.

signed and dated ' Edgar Bundy 1913', titled on frame, oil on canvas, 51 x 76cm (20 x 30in) Sold for £3,600 plus Premium and tax Footnote: See illustration Provenance: Possibly exhibited: Royal Academy, 1914, No 21 as "Antonio Stradivari" A London painter of historical and genre subjects, largely self-taught. He exhibited at the Royal Academy and other major venues in London, Liverpool, Glasgow and elesewhere