ID 998952
Lot 51 | ARTHUR HUGHES (BRITISH, 1830-1915)
Estimate value
£ 30 000 – 50 000
En Pénitence
signed 'Arthur Hughes' (lower left); and further signed and inscribed 'En Pénitence/ Arthur Hughes/ Wandle Bank/ Wallington/ Surrey' (on a label attached to the reverse)
oil on canvas
37 1/4 x 24 3/8 in. (96 x 62 cm.)
Provenance
with P. & D. Colnaghi.
with George H. Powell, Cedar Lawn, Hampstead Heath.
Royal Alexandra and Albert School, Reigate.
Literature
Art Journal, London, 1880, p. 219.
G.H. Shepherd, A Short History of the British School of Painting, London, 1881, p. 148.
Atheneum, 21 January 1882, p. 100.
E. Chesneau, 'Peintures Anglais Contemporains', L'Art, Paris, 1894, p. 399.
L. Roberts, Arthur Hughes: His Life and Works, Woodbridge, 1997, pp. 192, 285, illustrated, no. 165.
Exhibited
London, Royal Academy, 1880, no. 165.
| Artist: | Arthur Hughes (1832 - 1915) |
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| Applied technique: | Oil, Painted |
| Historical era: | Victorian period |
| Genre: | Genre art |
| Place of origin: | Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom |
| Auction house category: | Paintings |
| Artist: | Arthur Hughes (1832 - 1915) |
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| Applied technique: | Oil, Painted |
| Historical era: | Victorian period |
| Genre: | Genre art |
| Place of origin: | Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom |
| Auction house category: | Paintings |
| Address of auction |
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