Hercules Brabazon Brabazon (1821-1906)

Study of 'Morning, returning from the ball, St. Martino', after Turner

Details

Hercules Brabazon Brabazon (1821-1906)
Study of 'Morning, returning from the ball, St. Martino', after Turner
watercolour and bodycolour with scratching out
8.7/8 x 12¾ in. (22.5 x 32.4 cm.)

Provenance

with Leger Galleries, London, 1970.

Exhibited

London, Leighton House, Hercules Brabazon Brabazon, 1971, no. 8.
Hastings, Hastings Museum and Art Gallery, The Wide World of Hercules Brabazon Brabazon: A Retrospective of his Art, 17 July-12 September 1976, no. 2.
London, Chris Beetles, Hercules Brabazon Brabazon (1821-1906): Exhibition of Watercolours and Pastels, 12 November-18 December 1982, no. 61.

Lot Essay

The present watercolour is a study after a Turner oil exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1845 along with its companion piece Evening, going to the ball. Painted for Francis McCracken of Belfast, it was returned to the artist by 1846 and formed part of the Turner Bequest, now in the Tate Gallery, London, 'no. 544'. The Times for 6 May 1845 spoke of 'a play of brilliant colours, sparkling as they vanish above smooth waters.' St. Martino appears to have been an invention of Turner's.

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