This fine oil shows the skill of one of our great Royal Academicians. See the figure at the lower left; just a couple of brush strokes and behold, an Afgan hound appears being walked by a chic 1950s hampstead lady. The breeze is present, wafting in the trees on this fine spring day. Howard at his most spontaneous and natural, before striking the commercial gallery formula paintings of nudes in interiors.
The condition is pristine and it is set in a solid 3 inch wide oak frame.
An excellent (auto)biography can be found at www.kenhoward.co.uk and a full biography at http://www.artbank.com/DisplayArtist.aspx?id=114
