JOHN BRETT R.A. (BRITISH 1831-1902)
THE PARTING HOUR
£3,024
Auction: Day One: 06 September 2023 | From 11:00
Description
Dated 20th July 1893, oil on canvas
Dimensions
37cm x 76cm (14.5in x 30in)
Provenance
Provenance: Brett Studio Sale, Christie's 15 Feb 1902 (107);
Bought by Earle 26 guineas;
Frost & Reed, London;
Neales of Nottingham Dec 2005 (713);
Abbott & Holder Ltd, London
Footnote
Literature: Christina Payne, John Brett. Yale UP 2010. Cat 1407 ill p.238
Note: This work, unusually for the artist, seems to portray a purely imaginary subject. It formed the model for a larger version, measuring 42" x 84", with the same title (currently unlocated). This was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1894 with the following explanatory note:
"They had habitually lain in wait to throw stones at him, but when he set out to quit their inhospitable shore they were sorry."