John Brett, A.R.A.

Bothwicks, Newquay

Lot Closed

December 15, 05:31 PM GMT

Estimate

3,000 - 5,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

Property of a Lady

John Brett, A.R.A.

British

1831-1902

Bothwicks, Newquay

titled and dated Bothwick Sands 18 June 81 upper right

oil on canvas

Unframed: 18 by 35cm., 7 by 13¾in.

Framed: 36 by 53cm., 14 by 21in.

Purchased in the 1950s in London by the uncle of the present owner

Brett and his family spent the summer of 1881 at Bothwicks House, Newquay. From the garden a flight of steps led down to the beach below, from which this study of sea and shipping was painted.