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Helen Allingham RWS (1848-1926) Visit to the cottage Signed H.Paterson (lower left) Watercolour heightened with white and gum arabic 32.4 x 22.8cm; 12¾ x 9in Provenance: Sir Owen Aisher (1900-1993); By descent to The Muro Collection This collection of works by Helen Allingham (lots 180—192) have passed by descent from the personal collection of Sir Owen Aisher (1900-1993), one of the most noted collectors of her work. Sir Owen was the chairman of Marley Ltd., a building materials company with a particular specialism in roofing tiles. On behalf of the company, Sir Owen purchased a group of Allingham works which faithfully reproduced the materials of the buildings depicted. These became known as The Marley Collection, and were sold at Christie’s in 1991. The works offered here formed part of Sir Owen’s personal collection and hung at his home in Surrey. Suggesting a visit by the lady of the manor, this painting is signed using Allingham's maiden name of Paterson. Executed during her early 20s, at that time she was known as an illustrator and only experimented with watercolours in her spare time. We are grateful to Annabel Watts for her assistance cataloguing the present work. Read more »