Property of a Lady
John Brett, A.R.A.
Heavy Squall off the Start Lighthouse
Lot Closed
December 9, 03:34 PM GMT
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property of a Lady
John Brett, A.R.A.
British
1831 - 1902
Heavy Squall off the Start Lighthouse
titled and dated Start Lighthouse 4 Oct 85 (sic) upper left
oil on canvas
Unframed: 17 by 34cm., 6¾ by 13½in.
Framed: 36 by 53cm., 14 by 21in.
Gregory, 8 April 1888, £30
Shepherd Bros., 1904
Agnew's, London
Christie's, London, 20 February 1948, lot.109, bought 'King'
Rayner McConnal
Christie's, London, 8 February 1957, part of lot 126, where purchased by the uncle of the present owner
Shepherd Bros., 1904
Agnew's, London
Christie's, London, 20 February 1948, lot.109, bought 'King'
Rayner McConnal
Christie's, London, 8 February 1957, part of lot 126, where purchased by the uncle of the present owner
Christiana Payne, John Brett - Pre-Raphaelite Landscape Painter, 2010, p.231, no.1143
This dramatic sketch was made from the deck of Brett's schooner Viking. The Viking Log contains the following note: ‘Sk of the Start in a v heavy squall.’ It formed the basis for his 1888 Royal Academy exhibition work A Heavy Squall off the Start Lighthouse.
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