Sir Alfred James Munnings (Mendham , Suffolk , 8th October , 1878- Castle House, Dedham , Essex 17th July, 1959) was known as one of England's finest painters of horses, and as an outspoken enemy of modernism. The loss of sight in his right eye in an accident in 1898 did not affect his determination to paint , and in 1889 two of his pictures were shown at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition. He was awarded a knighthood in 1944.
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Sunday, 13 January 2013
' Ascot ' Alfred James Munnings (English 1878-1959) oil on canvas, circa 1933. Private Collection.
Sir Alfred James Munnings (Mendham , Suffolk , 8th October , 1878- Castle House, Dedham , Essex 17th July, 1959) was known as one of England's finest painters of horses, and as an outspoken enemy of modernism. The loss of sight in his right eye in an accident in 1898 did not affect his determination to paint , and in 1889 two of his pictures were shown at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition. He was awarded a knighthood in 1944.
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