Hercules Brabazon Brabazon (1821-1906)

The Terrace at Oaklands, Sussex

Details

Hercules Brabazon Brabazon (1821-1906)
The Terrace at Oaklands, Sussex
signed with initials 'HBB' (lower right)
watercolour and bodycolour with gum arabic, on buff paper
9.5/8 x 13¾ in. (24.4 x 34.9 cm.)

Provenance

with Albany Gallery, London.

Literature

C. Lewis Hind, Hercules Brabazon Brabazon, London, 1912, illustrated facing p. 14.

Exhibited

London, The Fine Art Society, 1974, no. 45.
Hastings, Hastings Museum and Art Gallery, The Wide World of Hercules Brabazon Brabazon: A Retrospective Exhibition of his Art, 17 July-12 September 1976, no. 1.
London, Campbell and Franks, Hercules Brabazon Brabazon: A Retrospective of his Art, 1976, no. 36.
London, Chris Beetles, Hercules Brabazon Brabazon (1821-1906): Exhibition of Watercolours and Pastels, 12 November-18 December 1982, no. 296.

Lot Essay

The present watercolour was executed during the artist's last years. 'He put into it the affection and artistic mastery of a lifetime, enabling the viewer to enjoy the rolling hills and silvery timbre of the Sussex atmosphere as he must always have enjoyed it' (see The Wide World of Hercules Brabazon Brabazon, loc. cit.). Brabazon's study at Oaklands can be seen on the right of the picture. For another picture of Oaklands, Sussex, see lot 94.

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