The Painting
An oil on paper laid on board, measuring 11” x 15”. Signed Holland and dated [19]’28.
About the Artist
George Herbert Buckingham Holland (1901-1987) was born in Northampton. He was educated
at Northampton Grammar School and trained as an artist at Northampton School of Art
and Leicester College of Art (1918-23). In 1923 he opened a studio at Whitworth Chambers,
George Row, Northampton. He lived in Chelsea, London, for a while before returning
in 1939 to Northampton, where he resided for the rest of his life. He was primarily
a portrait painter (three of his works are in the collection of the National Portrait
Gallery) but he also painted landscapes and still life. A retrospective exhibition
of his work was held in 1997 at the Central Museum and Art Gallery, Northampton,
to mark the 10th anniversary of his death.
The Subject
Resting the Horse. A group of travellers have stopped for a rest, and have unhitched
their horse from the bright gipsy caravan in the foreground.
