REUBEN WARD BINKS, gouache on board

REUBEN WARD BINKS (British, 1880-1950), ''Me Too'', 1934, gouache on board, signed and dated lower right in gouache, dogs' names inscribed along bottom (L to R): ''Ch. Drinkstone Pons'', ''Ch. Drinkstone Peg'', and ''Bancstone Lorna'', with the fourth dog's name ''Pontoon of Wingan'' included on plaque along with title and the other names. Framed and matted under glass. Scattered foxing visible in sky. Board 18''h, 22''w. Note: This work depicts a group of four pedigreed black labradors owned by Mr. Jay F. Carlisle (esteemed breeder and exhibitor of black labs) and his wife Mrs. Mary Pinkerton Carlisle (daughter of Pinkerton's National Detective Agency founder) of East Islip, Long Island, NY.