John Leigh-Pemberton (British, fl. 1933 – 1959)

Timber horses, Tazmania

Signed ‘John Leigh-Pemberton 1934’ (lower right)

Oil on canvas

25 x 30 in. (63.5 x 76.2 cm.)

Leigh-Pemberton is mainly known for his illustrations for the shell guides and more importantly the ladybird books for children. This composition may well have been from a study for one of the ladybird books but it is unclear without doing further research