Claude Muncaster, R.W.S. 1903-1974.
Cottage. Watercolour. 5 1/8 x 7 1/8 (sheet 5 5/8 x 7 3/4). The stars, moon and windows are cut out and painted on the backing sheet. Signed and annotated on the mount, verso, 'Wishing you a Merry Christmas &a Bright New Year from Grahame.Provenance: studio of the artist's father, Oliver Hall. $225.
Holy Trinity Church, Bardsea. Watercolor on cardboard. 7 3/4 x 9 1/4. Provenance: studio of the artist's father, Olive Hall. Unsigned.
Holy Trinity Church, Bardsea, designed by George Webster of Kendal, 1843,overlooks Morecambe Bay. $150.
Grahame Hall, son of painter and printmaker Oliver Hall, used the name Claude Muncaster. A biography of the artist, Wind in the Oak was written by Martin Muncaster published by Robin Garton.
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