Born in Nottingham, where he lived and worked for most of his life, Arthur Spooner trained at the Nottingham School of Art, where he also taught for many years. He drew much of his inspiration from local scenes and people and was equally adept at painting nudes, portraits, landscapes and scenes of the city, such as the present lot.

Spooner was a founding member of the Nottingham Atelier in 1897, later affiliated to the Nottingham Society of Artists (which had been formed in 1880 and included Harold and Laura Knight), becoming President from 1946-62. After Spooner's death, Edward Seago became president.

Arthur Spooner was a British painter from Nottingham, England. Spooner was born in Nottingham in 1873 and trained at the Nottingham School of Art (now part of Nottingham Trent University) in the late 19th century. He later taught landscape and figurative painting there in the early 20th century.

Spooner was a member of the Nottingham Society of Artists. He painted The Goose Fair, Nottingham in 1926. The painting was sold at Christie's in 2004 and is displayed in Nottingham Castle.