Pongo
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1929
Materials
wood, glass, art board
Measurements
325 x 433 x 20 mm
Collection
Dolaucothi Estate, Carmarthenshire
NT 66809
Summary
Painting of a Black Retriever Dog. Glazed oil painting of 'Pongo', signed by I B Thomson, 1929. Brown painted frame mouldings with gilded fillets to separate artwork from glass. Backboard of hardboard/MDF with masking tape.
Provenance
Came with the Estate when gifted to the National Trust in 1944
Marks and inscriptions
Lower right of painting: ' I.B. Thomson, 1929 ' Rear of painting on backboard: ' Pongo, buried at Dolaucothi, Carmarthenshire, 1930 ' Lower frame moulding, front.: ' Pongs '