# Alfred James Munnings artist context and auction value notes

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## Artist identity

- Birth date: 1878-10-08
- Death date: 1959-07-17
- Nationality: British, English
- Movements: English Impressionism, Newlyn School
- Common media: Oil painting, Works on paper and prints, Sculpture

## Portrait

![Alfred James Munnings](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/89/AlfredMunnings_by_HaroldKnight.jpg)
Alfred Munnings · see-source-page
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Munnings

## About Alfred James Munnings

Alfred James Munnings (1878-1959) was a British painter associated with English Impressionism and, during part of his career, the Newlyn School. Born in Suffolk, he became especially well known for paintings of horses, riders, rural life, and the British countryside. His subjects also include travelling communities and scenes made in France during the First World War, where the relationship between people and working horses became an important theme. Munnings began as a lithographer before establishing himself as a painter and later served as President of the Royal Academy. Collectors encounter his work across oil paintings, works on paper, prints, and occasional sculpture. His combination of equestrian subject matter, energetic handling, and documentary views of rural and military life gives his work a distinctive place in twentieth-century British art.

## Common works and media

Auction and appraisal records may include Munnings oil paintings of horses, riders, rural landscapes, countryside activities, and wartime or working-horse scenes. Works on paper and prints may also appear, along with occasional sculpture, mixed-media objects, decorative works, and editions. When comparing an object, identify its medium, dimensions, subject, date or period, signature, edition information, and provenance. Similar-looking equestrian images can differ substantially in authorship, finish, condition, and market response.

## Market and appraisal context

Munnings works appear across public auction categories including paintings, works on paper, prints, sculpture, mixed media, decorative art, and editions. Appraisal depends on the specific object rather than the artist name alone. Medium, dimensions, date, career period, condition, restoration, signature, attribution, provenance, exhibition history, catalogue references, subject matter, and comparable public sales can all affect assessment. Equestrian subjects and other recognizable themes should still be compared with works of similar format and period. Public auction results provide useful evidence, but they may omit private transactions, incomplete records, buyer fees, or later attribution changes. Authentication and condition review remain important before drawing conclusions about value.

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## Sources

- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q940445
- VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/113149105997968490286/
- Getty Vocabulary Program: https://vocab.getty.edu/page/ulan/500024825
- Tate: https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/sir-alfred-munnings-1680
- Art UK: https://artuk.org/discover/artists/munnings-alfred-james-18781959
- British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/term/BIOG39696
- Appraisily: https://appraisily.com/artist/alfred-james-munnings/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Munnings