Spearing salmon by torchlight

Details

Sir Edwin Henry Landseer, R.A. (1802-1873)
Spearing salmon by torchlight
oil on board
13¾ x 17 7/8 in. (34.9 x 45.4 cm.), unframed

Provenance

Sir Edwin Landseer, R.A. (+); Christie's, London, 15-18 May 1874, lot 116 (48 gns. to Vokins).
with G.V.W. Vokins, London.

Special notice

No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis

Lot Essay

This striking oil study shows ghillies at night, spearing salmon with pronged forks, by the light of a blazing torch carried by their companion. It is the smaller of two different versions of the subject sold in Landseer's studio sale.

We are grateful to Richard Ormond for his help in preparing this catalogue entry.

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