(British, born 1875)

Woodland in Autumn, circa 1916, signed lower left "R O Ford", oil on canvas, 20-1/4 x 24 in.; original gilt wood and composition frame, 26-3/8 x 30-3/8 x 2-3/4 in.

Provenance: The Property of Brigadier General B. F. Widdrington, C.M.G., D.S.O., Newton Hall, Felton, Morpeth, Northumberland; Christie's London, January 20, 2010, lot 198; By descent in family

Note: Rudolph Onslow-Ford was the uncle of artist Gordon Onslow-Ford and was his first art teacher. He was the son of Edward Onslow Ford, a well-known sculptor.

Literature: Inventory and Valuation of the contents of Newton Hall, Felton, Morpeth, Northumberland, The Property of Brigadier General B. F. Widdrington, C.M.G., D.S.O., 1925, p. 135.

Exhibited: The Exhibition of the Royal Academy of Arts 1916, London (per inscription verso canvas)

original stretcher and tacking edge, crackle; frame with some losses