The Lion, the Lizard and the Stags

細節

John Brett (1831-1902)
The Lion, the Lizard and the Stags
signed and dated 'John Brett 1889' (lower right)
oil on canvas
42¼ x 84¼ in. (107.3 x 214 cm.)

來源

Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 20 July 1879, lot 91.

展覽

London, Royal Academy, 1889, no. 417.
National Gallery of New South Wales, Australia, no. 5693.

注意事項

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拍品專文

Brett spent several summers touring the British coasts in his yacht. The sketches he made on these trips were then worked into finished paintings during the winter months and were subsequently exhibited at the Royal Academy the following year. One of his finest seascapes, Pearly Summer, was sold from the Forbes Collection, Christie's London, 19 February 2003, lot 22. Some of the Pre-Raphaelite technique evident in Val d'Osta, of 1859, the work that established Brett's reputation, can be seen in the foreground of the present picture.