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44 Charles Oakley
Mr. Stubb’s Box
Oil on board, 38.1 x 30.5 x 6.35cm (15 x 12 x 21⁄2”) Signed. Signed again and inscribed verso.
Pyms Gallery, London, July 1987, where purchased by the current owners
Exhibited :Charles Oakley Exhibition “Mentors and Momentoes” Cat. No. 2
Abbott Hall Art Gallery , Cumbria November 1988 / January 1989
York City Art Gallery, January / February 1989
The Pyms Gallery , London from whom purchased
Although born in Manchester Charles Oakley studied at Queens University Belfast and later played an important
role in the arts of Northern Ireland being Senior Lecturer in painting at the Ulster College of Art and Design
1962 - 1974. He showed at the Tom Caldwell galleries in Belfast.
The following works by George Stubbs (1724 - 1806) form the references for this painting :-
“Lady and Gentleman in Phaeton” - 1787 National Gallery Collection London
“Anatomy of a horse” - 1756 Royal Academy London Collection
“Horse frightened by a lion” - 1763 - Private Collection
€1,000 - 1,500