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60 Arthur Wardle (1864-1949) British Friendssigned lower centre
oil on canvas
46 x 36cm (18 x 14in)
Provenance:
Christies, London, 10th June 2004, Lot 174;
Private Collection
€4,000-6,000 (£3,478-5,217)
Arthur Wardle was born in London in 1864. At the age of just sixteen he had a piece displayed at the Royal Academy.
His first exhibit was a study of cattle by the River Thames, leading to a lifelong interest in painting animals. He painted
a variety of animal subjects with equal skill but his work may be divided into two categories, domestic and exotic ani-
mals. Wardle exhibited more than 100 works at the Royal Academy, as well as the Society of British Artists at Suffolk
Street. He was elected to the Pastel Society in 1911 and became a member of the Royal Institute of Painters in Water
Colours in 1922. In 1931 he held his first one-man exhibition at the Fine Art Society and in 1935 the Vicar’s Gallery put
on an exhibition of his work. He also exhibited in Paris.