William Strutt

1825 - 1915

Study of a Bullock Driver rushing his team c1851

Pencil with coloured wash
21 x 16.8 cm

Inscribed Bullock Driver, rushing his team

Provenance: Private Collection, North Wales, part of a collection of works by William Strutt and Alfred William Strutt sold at Sotheby's, Chester, March 1991: John Ness Barkes & Edward Barkes

 

For a similar drawing refer Australian Bullock driver, Melbourne  c1851, and Rushing the bullocks, in crossing a creek, The Road to the Diggings, 1851,in the collection of the National Library of Australia.  The detail of the shirt is also similar to Study of man with arms raised, for Black Thursday  also in the National Library.

Item #7300

Price: $6,500.00