Lot 84: * Hayward (Alfred Frederick William, 1856-1939).

* Hayward (Alfred Frederick William, 1856-1939). Strewn Roses, & White Hellebore (Christmas Roses), a matching pair of oils on canvas, each signed, 15 x 36 cm, contemp. gilded wood frames, glazed, with old label of Arthur Vokins, 23 Baker Street, London to verso. Alfred Frederick William Hayward (1856-1939) was born in Port Hope, Ontario, but emigrated to England in 1885. He initially studied architecture, but turned to painting, and was for a time tutored by Stanhope Forbes at Newlyn. After the first world war, he joined the Newlyn Society of Artists, and was elected to its committee in 1920. He specialised in flower paintings, and exhibited studies of azaleas, roses and chrysanthemums at the Royal Academy and elsewhere from 1880 onwards. He also returned to his homeland regularly to participate in Canadian exhibitions. (2)
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