Anyone heard of a painter named Alfred Grey>?

Question

I have one of his paintings and I guess he's known as artnet.com has past auction results (can't see them unless you pay to subscribe) but other than that I can't find any information on him at all... I'd hate to be the moron who ends up selling it at a yard sale to find out it's worth a few grand!

Answer 1

Hi! I don't know if this is "your" Alfred Grey:

Alfred Grey RHA (1845-1926)

Born in Dublin Alfred Grey was a son of Charles Grey RHA (1808-1892) and a brother to Edwin Landseer. He was commissioned by Queen Victoria to paint a number of her favourite views in the Scottish Highlands. Nearly all his pictures have some form of livestock in them, usually highland cattle. He first exhibited at the RHA in 1864 and continued almost annually until 1924.

Got this from their Whytes Auction archives:

Date of Sale: 18 November 2003
Lot: 115
Grey, Alfred RHA (1845-1926)

DAIRY HERD ON A PATH, WITH A THATCHED ROOFED HOMESTEAD BEYOND
signed lower right
oil on canvas
64 by 51cm., 25 by 20in.
Provenance:
Exhibited:
Literature:
Notes:Born in Dublin, Alfred Grey was a son of Charles Grey RHA (1808-1892) and a brother of artists Edwin Landseer Grey, Gregor Grey, James Grey and the engraver Charles Malcolm Grey. Alfred specialised in animal portraiture and landscape painting and nearly all his pictures have some form of livestock in them, usually highland cattle. Queen Victoria commissioned him to paint a number of her favourite views in the Scottish Highlands. He first exhibited at the RHA in 1864 and continued almost annually until 1924.

Estimate:
€ 3,000-5,000
Price Realised:
€ 3000



Date of Sale: 16 September 2003
Lot: 178
Grey, Alfred RHA (1845-1926)

VIEW FROM SHANGANAGH, COUNTY DUBLIN
signed lower left; inscribed and dated [1886] on original label on reverse
oil on canvas
36 by 51cm., 14 by 20in.
Provenance: J.J. Gorry, Upper Ormond Quay, Dublin, whence purchased circa July 1920 (original label on reverse); also with the framing label of Bregazzi & Sons, 10 Merrion Row, Dublin, on reverse
Exhibited:
Literature:
Notes:Born and educated in Dublin, the son of Charles Grey RHA (1808-1892), Alfred Grey was a stalwart of the Dublin exhibiting scene, contributing on average six works annually to the RHA during the years 1864-1924. He excelled particularly in depictions on cattle, earning him the praise and patronage of Queen Victoria among others (see Snoddy, pp. 208-209). The present work was painted near Shanganagh Castle, two miles north of Bray.

Estimate:
€ 1,500-2,000 Price Realised:
€ 2800

Paste in this link: http://www.whytes.ie/ArchivesResult.asp? and you can see if the paintings look similar to yours! Email them if it does........ and send them a picture!

Hope he's the one.... I wish you so much good luck!!!

Answer 2

The only Alfred Gray I know of was a famous mathematician, hadn't heard of him painting anything. if it's the same guy it might be worth a lot to one of his students.

good Luck

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