Lot Essay
We are grateful to Charles Brett for his assistance in preparing this catalogue entry.
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Lull before the storm
Details
John Brett, A.R.A. (1830-1902)
Lull before the storm
signed and dated 'John Brett/1894' (lower left)
oil on canvas
15 x 30 in. (38.2 x 76.3 cm.)
Lull before the storm
signed and dated 'John Brett/1894' (lower left)
oil on canvas
15 x 30 in. (38.2 x 76.3 cm.)
Provenance
Alfred Brett and thence by descent to,
Mrs Nancy Brett.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 15 June 1973, lot 86.
with Hartnoll & Eyre, London.
Anonymous sale; Bonham's, London, 20 Feb 1975, lot 85.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 14 May 1976, lot 33.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, Belgravia, 28 September 1976, lot 59.
Mrs Nancy Brett.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 15 June 1973, lot 86.
with Hartnoll & Eyre, London.
Anonymous sale; Bonham's, London, 20 Feb 1975, lot 85.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 14 May 1976, lot 33.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, Belgravia, 28 September 1976, lot 59.
Literature
C. Payne, John Brett, Pre-Raphaelite Landscape Painter, New Haven, 2010, cat. no. 1429.
Exhibited
London, Hartnoll & Eyre, 25 September - 12 October 1973, no. 49.