James Durden

Lot 32A: Grasmere Annual Sports, Westmorland

Name: Grasmere Annual Sports, Westmorland
Brand: Christie's
SKU: ox936ln8jj

Est: £6,000 GBP - £8,000 GBPSold:

Christie'sLondon, United KingdomNovember 15, 2007

Item Overview

Description

James Durden (1878-1964)
Grasmere Annual Sports, Westmorland
signed 'Durden' (lower left)
oil on canvas
33½ x 47½ in. (85.1 x 120.7 cm.)

Artist or Maker

James Durden

Exhibited

London, Royal Academy, 1937, no. 367.

Notes

VARIOUS PROPERTIES

The Grasmere Sports is an annual event occurring on the third Thursday after the first Monday of August. Its origins are ancient, although records have been kept since 1850. Apart from the usual athletic sports, Cumberland and Westmorland wrestling, Hound Trailing and the Guides' Race (up to 1,000 feet and back in 12 minutes) are unique to this event which is internationally known and draws an average of 12,000 spectators annually.

Auction Details

Victorian and Traditonalist Pictures

Christie's

November 15, 2007, 12:00 PM EST

8 King Street, St. James's, London, LDN, SW1Y 6QT, UK

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