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Kate Bunce. The Minstrel. oil on canvas
Estimate
7,000 - 10,000 GBP
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Description
- oil on canvas
Provenance
Broadway, Haynes Fine Art;
Private collection
Private collection
Exhibited
Birmingham Society of Artists, Autumn Exhibition, 1890, number not known;
London, Royal Academy, 1890, no. 178;
Manchester City Art Gallery, Birmingham City Art Gallery and Southampton City Art Gallery, Pre-Raphaelite Women Artists, 1997-1998, no. 70
London, Royal Academy, 1890, no. 178;
Manchester City Art Gallery, Birmingham City Art Gallery and Southampton City Art Gallery, Pre-Raphaelite Women Artists, 1997-1998, no. 70
Literature
Jan Marsh and Pamela Gerrish Nunn, Pre-Raphaelite Women Artists, 1997, illus. p. 1 and p. 145
Catalogue Note
When this painting was exhibited at the Birmingham Society of Artists in 1890 the subject was described thus; 'Through the narrow streets of a medieval town the glee-maiden pursues her way, touching her mandolin as she goes, self-absorbed and heedless of the gossiping remarks and the wondering glances of those who have clustered at their doors to see her pass.' (Birmingham Daily Post, 19 September 1890, p. 4). The critic complimented Bunce for her 'thoughtful production... wrought out with genuine artistic feeling'.