C J Lawrence, 1950s British Racing Car

C J Lawrence, 1950s British Racing CarAn interesting mid 20th century oil on board depicting a British racing car in full flow. The driver peers out of the window as he takes a corner at high speed. It would be wonderful to track down some more information about this vehicle, so do let us know if you can share any of your car nerd knowledge. Its been suggested that it could be a Riley. The painting is housed within what appears to be its original frame and signed dated in the lower left.

this is only noticeable upon close inspection and doesn’t detract from the overall appeal

A beautiful depiction of a sunlit interior by prolific Danish artist

The group believed in painting exactly what they saw without any sentiment or romantic embellishments

which consists of a bell-shaped green dress with sloping shoulders and flared wide sleeves

blue and brown

The oils are layered on thickly creating texture throughout and the boats are simply a few quick brush-marks

These include the fact that it lacks an appropriate level of craquelure for a piece so old and also canvases were quite rare in the 16th-century

Perhaps he sat on the grassy bank to the left while sketching out his studies

The gentleman on the left is smoking a small clay pipe

It’s unsigned but clearly by a very accomplished academy-trained artist

A clean and revarnish could bring out the painting’s vibrancy or you may prefer it as it is

Frame with a partial loss of gilding