Salisbury cathedral from a field above Wilton

Price Realised GBP 7,500

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GBP 4,000 - GBP 6,000

Closed: 10 Dec 2020

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WILFRID GABRIEL DE GLEHN, R.A., N.E.A.C. (BRITISH, 1870-1951)

Salisbury cathedral from a field above Wilton

Price Realised GBP 7,500

Closed: 10 Dec 2020

Price Realised GBP 7,500

Closed: 10 Dec 2020

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WILFRID GABRIEL DE GLEHN, R.A., N.E.A.C. (BRITISH, 1870-1951)
Salisbury cathedral from a field above Wilton
signed and dated 'WG de Glehn 1935' (lower right), inscribed 'to my friend Guy' (lower left) and with inscription 'Guy Rawlence/Wishford House Nr Salisbury' (on the reverse of the frame)
oil on canvas
18¹⁄₈ x 24 in. (46.2 x 61 cm.)

The artist, by whom given to
Guy Rawlence, Wishford House, Great Wishford, Wiltshire, 13 September 1935, and by descent in the family.

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Lot Essay

During the 1930s the de Glehns rented the Old Rectory in Wilton, near Salisbury, Wiltshire, as a weekend retreat, before going on to purchase the Manor House in nearby Stratford Tony in 1942, after their house in Cheyne Walk was destroyed during the Blitz. After settling in Wiltshire the couple befriended a local author and artist, Guy Rawlence, who regularly painted alongside Wilfrid, for instance a watercolour by Rawlence of the same scene is still in the family's possession. Rawlence's 1935 diary (Private Collection) relates that on 13 September 'Wilfrid gave me a very lovely picture', which one can assume is the present work.