Holland House, Kensington

Location

Country: UK
City: London
Place: Government Art Collection

Born in London, Algernon Newton was the grandson of the founder of the artists’ materials firm, Winsor and Newton. He trained at the Slade School of Art and the London School of Art and first exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1903 of which he later became a member in 1943. After the First World War, many British artists chose to rediscover aspects of nature. Some, like Paul Nash, left London in search of inspiring landscapes. Newton was drawn to the poetic subject matter of London itself, painting striking atmospheric glimpses of the city. Newton’s works are held in numerous public collections in the UK, Australia, South Africa and the USA. A retrospective exhibition of his work was held at the Royal Academy in 1980.

Places

England, London, Holland House, Kensington

Subjects

topography, tree, flag, fence, garden, country house/mansion, house

Materials & Techniques

canvas, oil, oil painting

Artist

Algernon Newton (1880 - 1968)

Title

Holland House, Kensington

Date

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

height: 44.00 cm, width: 74.50 cm

Acquisition

Purchased from Sir Bruce Ingram, 1963

Inscription

bl: [Monogram] and illegible date

Provenance

Collection of journalist and newspaper editor Sir Bruce Stirling Ingram (1877-1963), stencilled at Christie’s, London, prior to Ingram’s sale of 5 June 1936 but not entered in the sale; purchased from Ingram by the Ministry of Works in 1963

GAC number

1484