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Lot Essay
Lucien Pissarro moved to London permanently in 1890 from his native France, on the advice of his father, Camille. His father thought that the London dealers might be interested in Lucien's drawings and woodcuts, or that at least he could earn a living by giving drawing lessons. He settled first in Bayswater, but moved to Epping on his marriage to Esther Levi Bensusan in August 1892. He named their house here 'Eragny' after the village near Gisors where his father lived and worked. In March 1902, Pissarro and his wife moved to 'The Brook', at 27 Stamford Brook Road, Hammersmith, a home that they would inhabit until Lucien's death during the Second World War in 1944. East Acton, the subject of the present work, with its golf links, was nearby.
Pissarro painted in Acton between 1906-08, producing eight known works. In 1906, four works were completed in the area: Acton, Grey Morning (London Borough of Ealing, Library Service, and exhibited at London, Christie's, The Painters of Camden Town 1905-1920, January 1988, no. 33, p. 64 (illustrated)); the present work; A Footpath, Acton (private collection, formerly in the possession of the American collector, John Quinn); and Surburban Landscape, Acton (private collection). Lucien had been exhibiting with the New English Art Club since 1904, but in 1906 he was elected as a full member. It is probable therefore that the two paintings of Acton that were included in the exhibition, the present work and Acton, Grey Morning, were painted specifically for the spring show, bringing his contribution to seven exhibited works. He also began to exhibit with the Fitzroy Street gatherings and Camden Town Group at this time. Pissarro later exhibited the present work at his first one-man exhibition at the Carfax Gallery in 1913 where it was purchaser by the collector, Sir Henry Cavendish-Bentinck.
The golf links at East Acton became a municipal housing estate in 1920. The roads in the immediate vicinity retain an association with golf, and include names such as the Long Drive, the Fairway, the Green, and St Andrew's Road.
Pissarro painted in Acton between 1906-08, producing eight known works. In 1906, four works were completed in the area: Acton, Grey Morning (London Borough of Ealing, Library Service, and exhibited at London, Christie's, The Painters of Camden Town 1905-1920, January 1988, no. 33, p. 64 (illustrated)); the present work; A Footpath, Acton (private collection, formerly in the possession of the American collector, John Quinn); and Surburban Landscape, Acton (private collection). Lucien had been exhibiting with the New English Art Club since 1904, but in 1906 he was elected as a full member. It is probable therefore that the two paintings of Acton that were included in the exhibition, the present work and Acton, Grey Morning, were painted specifically for the spring show, bringing his contribution to seven exhibited works. He also began to exhibit with the Fitzroy Street gatherings and Camden Town Group at this time. Pissarro later exhibited the present work at his first one-man exhibition at the Carfax Gallery in 1913 where it was purchaser by the collector, Sir Henry Cavendish-Bentinck.
The golf links at East Acton became a municipal housing estate in 1920. The roads in the immediate vicinity retain an association with golf, and include names such as the Long Drive, the Fairway, the Green, and St Andrew's Road.