Property from a European Private Collection
Attributed to Charles Collins
Poppies at the foot of a tree with swallows, redstarts and other birds
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December 8, 03:50 PM GMT
Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property from a European Private Collection
Attributed to Charles Collins
circa 1680 - 1744 London
Poppies at the foot of a tree with swallows, redstarts and other birds
oil on canvas
unframed: 128.5 x 103 cm.; 50⅝ x 40½ in.
framed: 159 x 136.5 cm.; 62⅝ x 53¾ in.
Where acquired by the present owner.
Charles Collins, whom Waterhouse described as of 'considerable competence', specialised in painting dogs, exotic birds and dead game. Although this painting is consistent with Collins's work, particularly in the colouring, handling and attention given to the birds, it is unusual in featuring a prominent flower and plant still life. Similar poppies are depicted in two canvases by the artist that have appeared on the art market in recent years.1
1 Recorded with the Gorry Gallery, Dublin, in November 2021: https://www.gorrygallery.ie/artworks/p/2021-charles-collins ; and another with the Pyms Gallery, London: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Collins_(painter)#/media/File:Charles_Collins_-_A_still_life_with_game.jpg
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