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WILLIAM HENRY HUNT | The Irish Orange Seller
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- William Holman Hunt
- The Irish Orange Seller
- Watercolour over pencil, heighened with bodycolour, scratching out, stopping out and gum arabic;signed and dated lower right: W. Hunt 1835
- 305 by 203 mm.
Provenance
William Yates;
with Leger Galleries, London;
Mrs R Goldsmith, by 1968
with Lowell Libson, London, by 2014
with Leger Galleries, London;
Mrs R Goldsmith, by 1968
with Lowell Libson, London, by 2014
Exhibited
Blackburn, Municipal Art Gallery, 1907, no. 241;
London, Lowell Libson, British Watercolours, 2014, no. 41
London, Lowell Libson, British Watercolours, 2014, no. 41
Condition
This work is in fresh and good condition.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
After spending his early career focusing on landscapes, during the 1830s William Hunt increasingly painted genre subjects. The present watercolour is a fine example of his interest in this theme. Hunt explores the range of possibilities that can be achieved with watercolour in this work. The contrast of light and shadow is reminiscent of an oil painting, and his experiments with a cross-hatching and stippling technique demonstrates his desire to explore the medium.