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William Henry Hunt
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Description
William Henry Hunt
1790-1864
still-life with grapes and holly
signed l.l.: W Hunt
watercolour heightened with bodycolour and gum arabic
24 by 35 cm., 9 1/2 by 13 3/4 in.
The present watercolour was drawn for Dr Robert Wade, Hunt's doctor. It was part of the exhibition at the Fine Art Society in 1879-80 of works by Hunt and Prout which was organised by John Ruskin. Ruskin wrote of the present work 'Perfect work, but wasted. Why he did so many grapes, and scarcely ever sloes, or finely russet apples, or growing strawberries, always mystified me' (see Witt, op. cit., p.252, no.12).
We are grateful to Craig Englund for his help in cataloguing this watercolour
Provenance:
Given by the artist to Dr Robert Wade, his sale at Christie's, 9th March 1872,lot 134, bt.265 gns by Vokins;
W.Edmund Sibeth, his sale at Christie's, 29th March 1884, lot 68, bt.355 gns by Vokins;
J.Vavasseur, his sale at Christie's, 23rd April 1910, lot 12, bt.65gns by Agnew;
bt. by John Peatt, 19th December 1910
Literature:
John Witt, Wiliam Henry Hunt, 1982, pp.252 and 255, no.129
Exhibited:
Fine Art Society, 'Exhibition of Samuel Prout and William Henry Hunt', 1879-1880, no.129
1790-1864
still-life with grapes and holly
signed l.l.: W Hunt
watercolour heightened with bodycolour and gum arabic
24 by 35 cm., 9 1/2 by 13 3/4 in.
The present watercolour was drawn for Dr Robert Wade, Hunt's doctor. It was part of the exhibition at the Fine Art Society in 1879-80 of works by Hunt and Prout which was organised by John Ruskin. Ruskin wrote of the present work 'Perfect work, but wasted. Why he did so many grapes, and scarcely ever sloes, or finely russet apples, or growing strawberries, always mystified me' (see Witt, op. cit., p.252, no.12).
We are grateful to Craig Englund for his help in cataloguing this watercolour
Provenance:
Given by the artist to Dr Robert Wade, his sale at Christie's, 9th March 1872,lot 134, bt.265 gns by Vokins;
W.Edmund Sibeth, his sale at Christie's, 29th March 1884, lot 68, bt.355 gns by Vokins;
J.Vavasseur, his sale at Christie's, 23rd April 1910, lot 12, bt.65gns by Agnew;
bt. by John Peatt, 19th December 1910
Literature:
John Witt, Wiliam Henry Hunt, 1982, pp.252 and 255, no.129
Exhibited:
Fine Art Society, 'Exhibition of Samuel Prout and William Henry Hunt', 1879-1880, no.129