Clematis

Details

WILLIAM JABEZ MUCKLEY (BRITISH, 1829-1905)
Clematis
signed 'WMuckley' (with first two letters conjoined, lower right), dated '1880' (lower left); and signed and inscribed 'W.J.Muckley/Fairfax House/Withington/Manchester/Clematis/Price 52.10' and signed, inscribed and dated 'Clematis/W.J. Muckley R.B.A. 1880/Fairfax House/Withington/Manchester' (on old labels on the reverse)
oil on canvas
35 7⁄8 x 14 in. (91.1 x 35.6 cm.)

Provenance

Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 8 November 1996, lot 184.
Acquired by Ann and Gordon Getty from the above.

Conditions of sale

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Lot Essay

Although not exhibited at the Grosvenor Gallery, the flagship of advanced Aestheticism, this depiction of clematis in a Chinese blue and white vase lies firmly in Aesthetic taste. William Jabez Muckley was the leading member of the family of artists of that name, and specialised in flower painting. He was successively headmaster of the Burslem, Wolverhampton and Manchester Schools of Art. He exhibited at the Royal Academy, the British Institution and elsewhere, and also practiced glass engraving.

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