WARD, CYRIL.   An Original Watercolor Painting of THE NEW POND GARDEN AND QUEEN ANNE'S ORANGERY, KENSINGTON PALACE.      Circa   1912.          An original watercolor painting by Cyril Ward depicting the "New Pond Garden," or sunken garden, at Kensington Palace in London. Christopher Wren's Orangery is also shown standing in the background. A reproduction of this watercolor appears as a full page illustration in Ward's 1912 book, ROYAL GARDENS. This painting illustrates the layout and plantings undertaken during the Edwardian period. These created a charming garden bordered by a bower of lime trees with arched openings. Through these "windows" could be viewed the luxuriant planting set out within "terraces adorned with countless brilliant flowers and divided from each other by turfed walks and very low brick wall..."( ROYAL GARDENS p. 89). Cyril Ward belonged to that prominent school of English garden painters which flourished during the decades before the First World War. The works of these artists are important for their ability, through the technique of watercolor, to record images of actual planting details that convey the texture and color effects so characteristic of this period. The painting offered here presents a fine example of this genre. A copy of Ward's book is also available.   28.5 x 43.5 cm. (in 43.5 x 58 cm frame).            Watercolor on paper in very good condition showing only the faintest speckles of foxing in the light sky component of the composition upon close examination. In later gilt frame, slightly nicked at corners, and with double matting in dark green and cream. $1,200.00

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