Rome Scholars
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SOLDFrederick Austin (1902-1990):
Apple picking
Framed (ref: 7732)
Pen and ink, watercolour
7 x 6 1/4 in. (18 x 16 cm)
See all works by Frederick Austin ink pen and ink watercolour Garden Museum RCAGardenMusuem
Provenance: The Artist's Family
Frederick won the coveted scholarship in Engraving to the British School at Rome in 1927, some five years after his brother had achieved the same distinction. Attempting to throw off the burden of working in his brothers shadow he insisted on being called Austin Frederick, (Mr Frederick).
Exhibited: Sanctuary, Artist-Gardeners, 1919-39, Garden Museum, London, 25th February – 5 April, 2020
Literature: Christopher Woodward, Sanctuary: Artist-Gardeners, 1919–1939, published by Liss Llewellyn, 2020
