Bryan Hook

Lot 101: Bryan Hook (1856-1924)

Name: Bryan Hook (1856-1924)
Brand: Christie's
SKU: 98c04ba381

Est: £10,000 GBP - £15,000 GBPSold:

Christie'sLondon, United KingdomMarch 12, 2014

Item Overview

Description

Bryan Hook (1856-1924) >Gathering eggs on the cliffs of Lundy<br>bears the added monogram of James Clarke Hook (the artist's father), and the date '1877' (lower right) >oil on canvas<br>48 x 37 in. (121.9 x 94 cm.)

Artist or Maker

Bryan Hook

Exhibited

London, Royal Academy, 1885, no. 312. >London, Royal Academy, Winter Exhibition, 1955. >Chichester, The Bishop's Palace, Distant Prospects and Familiar Shores, 1996, no. 8. >Charlotte, Mint Museum; Nashville, Cheekwood Museum of Art; Wilmington, Delaware Art Museum; Tampa, Tampa Art Museum; New York, The Forbes Galleries; Bournemouth, Russell-Cotes Art Gallery and Museum, The Defining Moment: Victorian Narrative Paintings from the Forbes Magazine Collection, 2000-1, no. 25.

Literature

Academy Notes, 1885, p. 43. >J. MacMaster, 'James Clark Hook and Sons: The Mysterious Case of A Gull Catcher', British Art Journal, VI: 3 (Winter 2005), pp. 16-24.

Provenance

G.C.R.M. Spencer, Langton Hall, Leicestershire. >Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 13 February 1987, lot 56.
The Forbes Collection; Christie's, London, 19 February 2003, lot 202, as by James Clarke Hook - The Gull Catcher.

Auction Details

Victorian & British Impressionist Art

Christie's

March 12, 2014, 12:00 AM GMT

85 Old Brompton Road, London, LDN, SW7 3LD, UK

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