Lot 51
  • 51

JOHN ATKINSON GRIMSHAW | Still life with a pineapple, grapes, nuts and plums

Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
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Description

  • John Atkinson Grimshaw
  • Still life with a pineapple, grapes, nuts and plums
  • signed and dated l.r.: J.A. Grimshaw/1862
  • oil on board
  • 29 by 38cm., 11¼ by 15in.

Provenance

Sotheby's, London, 30 March 1994, lot 114;
Fiona Barclay Fine Art, London

Condition

The board is flat and providing a stable support. The paint surface is clean, with no visible condition issues and the picture is ready to hang. UNDER ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT There are a few minor retouchings in the lower left corner and along the edges of the picture. There are further very minor flecked retouchings on the fruit all of which have been well executed and are not excessive. FRAME The picture is contained in a simple gilt frame.
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Catalogue Note

Several of Grimshaw's earliest pictures were still-lifes, painted with minute attention to detail. As has been observed; 'These are very carefully observed paintings in the manner of William Henry Hunt and gave Grimshaw experience in showing different textures and surfaces.' (Jane Sellars, Atkinson Grimshaw - Painter of Moonlight, 2011, p.3)