Michael Lyne

20th Century Painter

English, 1912-1989

Stella Walker, the well known British Sporting art historian, once said that, "time will confirm that Michael Lyne ranks as one of the most important artists of his generation." Others have said that his death marked the end of an era of great sporting artists. Although Lyne greatly admired both Munnings and Edwards and acknowledged that they were major influences on his early career, he soon developed a style that was distinctly his own. He worked both in watercolors and oils and tackled all sporting subjects from beagling to racing. Not afraid of color or a bold brush stroke, his pictures are full of light and action.

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Into the Covert NEW!
Oil on canvas
20" x 30"

Provenance: Frost and Reed, 1969

The Ballymead, Ireland
Original pencil drawing completed for a book that was never published

Landscape - View Across Field
Watercolor, 1949, from the artist's sketchbook portfolio

Landscape - Blencathra Foxhound Country
Watercolor, 1949, from the artist's sketchbook portfolio

Postillion - Chauncy Stillman Livery
Watercolor, 1949, from the artist's sketchbook portfolio

Afternoon Ride
Watercolor, 1949, from the artist's sketchbook portfolio

Gentleman Fox-Hunter - Opening Day
Watercolor, 1949, from the artist's sketchbook portfolio

Fox Hunting Scene - The Cotswold
Watercolor, 1949, from the artist's sketchbook portfolio

Snake Hill Farm
Watercolor, 1949, from the artist's sketchbook portfolio
11" x 14"
Frederick Warburg's Snake Hill Farm, Middleburg, Virginia, circa 1949

Wethersfield House, Duchess County, NY
Watercolor, 1949, from the artist's sketchbook portfolio
Chauncey Stillman Estate View???

Loudoun County View
Watercolor, 1949, from the artist's sketchbook portfolio

Fauquier County View
Watercolor, 1949, from the artist's sketchbook portfolio

Lady Curre's @Ilton Court with the Kennels in the Distance
Pencil Drawing from the artist's sketchbook, 1949, signed Michael Lyne

Farmer with Plough Horse & Cart
Pencil Drawing from the artist's sketchbook, 1949, initialed ML

Studies of an Arabian Horse
Watercolor, 1949, from the artist's sketchbook portfolio

Gentleman in Green Jacket on Chestnut Hunter - English
Watercolor, 1949, from the artist's sketchbook portfolio
SOLD

Lady on Gray Hunter - Piedmont
Watercolor, 1949, from the artist's sketchbook portfolio

Lady Fox Hunter on Bay Horse - American
Watercolor, 1949, from the artist's sketchbook portfolio

Gentleman on a Bay Hunter - American
Watercolor, 1949, from the artist's sketchbook portfolio

Gentleman on a Bay Hunter - English
Watercolor, 1949, from the artist's sketchbook portfolio

Lady Fox Hunter on Chestnut
Watercolor, 1949, from the artist's sketchbook portfolio
SOLD

Myopia Landscape, the Hitchcock Gate
Watercolor, 1949, from the artist's sketchbook portfolio

Meadow Brook, NY Landscape
Watercolor, 1949, from the artist's sketchbook portfolio

Study of a Chestnut Horse
Watercolor, 1949, from the artist's sketchbook portfolio

Study of a Light Bay Horse
Watercolor, 1949, from the artist's sketchbook portfolio

Dark Bay Race Horse "Carraroe"
Watercolor, 1949, from the artist's sketchbook portfolio

Lady Curre's Facing the Severn Tunnel, 1938/1939
Original pencil drawing completed for a book that was never published
8.5 x 13 inches
Beautifully framed

Foxhounds on the Scent, The Cotswold Looking From the Andsversford to Puesdown Road
Pencil Drawing from the artist's sketchbook, 1949, initialed ML

Valuable Minutes Were Lost, (American scene very likely Piedmont)
Original pencil drawing completed for a book that was never published

All items are subject to prior sale.