John Brett British, 1831-1902 Some Fell on Stony Ground, 1890 Signed John Brett and dated 1890 (ll); inscribed by the artist on the canvas overlap Begun 7th day 90/ There is "a time to cast away stones"/Eccles 3/ some fell on stony ground, where it had not much earth.../"no end of Stones"; inscribed John Brett/Putney/London on the stretcher Oil on canvas 24 x 48 inches (61 x 122 cm) Provenance: Sale: Sotheby Parke-Bernet, New York, Oct. 30, 1990, Anderson Galleries, Chicago Sale: Christie's East, New York, Oct. 29, 1985, Berry-Hill Galleries, Inc., New York Exhibited: London, The Royal Academy of Arts, 123rd Exhibition, 1891, no. 600, exhibited in Gallery VII Birmingham, England, The Royal Birmingham Society of Artists (RBSA), 1891, no. 110 Manchester, 1892, no. 283 Chicago, The World's Columbian Exposition, 1893, The British Section, no. 98 Literature: The Academy Notes, 1901, London, May 1901, no. 647 Christiana Payne and Charles Brett, John Brett Pre-Raphaelite Landscape Painter, New Haven/London, 2010, no. 1344. p. 236 C
Does not appear to be lined. Heavy craquelure in the blue water. Otherwise, light scattered craquelure. Few scattered spots of inpainting in the sky, mainly at upper left. Unable to detect further restoration under UV light. An old label affixed to the stretcher reads: DICKSEE/97
John Brett British, 1831-1902 Some Fell on Stony Ground, 1890 Signed John Brett and dated 1890 (ll); inscribed by the artist on the canvas overlap Begun 7th day 90/ There is "a time to cast away stones"/Eccles 3/ some fell on stony ground, where it had not much earth.../"no end of Stones"; inscribed John Brett/Putney/London on the stretcher Oil on canvas 24 x 48 inches (61 x 122 cm) Provenance: Sale: Sotheby Parke-Bernet, New York, Oct. 30, 1990, Anderson Galleries, Chicago Sale: Christie's East, New York, Oct. 29, 1985, Berry-Hill Galleries, Inc., New York Exhibited: London, The Royal Academy of Arts, 123rd Exhibition, 1891, no. 600, exhibited in Gallery VII Birmingham, England, The Royal Birmingham Society of Artists (RBSA), 1891, no. 110 Manchester, 1892, no. 283 Chicago, The World's Columbian Exposition, 1893, The British Section, no. 98 Literature: The Academy Notes, 1901, London, May 1901, no. 647 Christiana Payne and Charles Brett, John Brett Pre-Raphaelite Landscape Painter, New Haven/London, 2010, no. 1344. p. 236 C
Does not appear to be lined. Heavy craquelure in the blue water. Otherwise, light scattered craquelure. Few scattered spots of inpainting in the sky, mainly at upper left. Unable to detect further restoration under UV light. An old label affixed to the stretcher reads: DICKSEE/97
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