Camden Town: Night Scene

Details

James Dickson Innes (1887-1914)
Camden Town: Night Scene
signed and dated 'D Innes/07' (lower centre)
oil on canvas
14 x 18 in. (35.7 x 45.7 cm.)

Provenance

Purchased by Sir Noël Coward at the 1952 exhibition.

Literature

J. Hoole and M. Simons, James Dickson Innes 1887-1914, Farnham, 2013, p. 162, no. JDI72.

Exhibited

London, Leicester Galleries, An important exhibition of paintings and water-colours by J.D. Innes, February 1952, no. 52.

Special notice

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Lot Essay

Painted in 1907, Camden Town: Night Scene is an early example painted while Innes was still a student at the Slade. It is the only recorded view of an outdoor urban scene of London, making it an extremely rare example of the artist's work.

We are very grateful to John Hoole for his assistance in preparing this catalogue entry.

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