Leonard Russell Squirrell, RWS (British, 1893-1947)

Description

Sheep grazing on a village green, with a church in the distance, possibly East Anglia
signed 'L. R. Squirrell' (lower left)
watercolour over pencil on paper laid onto card, unframed
37 x 49.5cm

Provenance:
Acquired by Harry Bass, the art director of Tower Press, circa 1950,
Thence by descent to the present owner, his daughter

Footnote:

Tower Press was a British board game and puzzle company founded in the early 1930s. By the 1960s they were the largest jigsaw puzzle makers in the world. In 1969 the Leeds-based games manufacturer Waddingtons bought the business, probably with the aim of removing a competitor from the market. The following seven lots (1-7) are all original watercolours commissioned in the 1960s by the then art director of Tower Press, Harry Bass. They were most likely concept pieces intended to be made into jigsaw puzzles.

Condition report:

Overall dimensions of the card support : 44 x 58cm