Tigers Decorative has dated this Antique Fruit Still Life Painting to the 19th Century.
It is housed behind glass and in its original gilt frame, the frame makers label is CHAS.H.
The painting is signed in the front left corner and on the back of the panel Reid has written ‘’Cantaloupe and grapes’’ By John R Reid, Dated 1914, then ‘’The first fruit ever painted by me!’’
Reid was born in Edinburgh (1851 – 1926) he painted in Surrey and from the 1880’s in Cornwall, in later life he also painted with the young Winston Churchill. His pictures can be found in the Tate, V&A and Russell-Cotes Museum. He exhibited at the RA from 1877 – 1925.
Provenance – Reid was friends of the Dunbar family , who’s daughter Evelyn became the 1st female 2nd World War Artist, then by decent.
Panel: Height: 18 cm | Width: 23.5 cm
Frame: Height: 33.5 cm | Width: 39.5 cm | Depth: 5 cm
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Tigers Decorative has dated this Antique Fruit Still Life Painting to the 19th Century.
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A Still Life of Fruit Oil Painting by John Robertson Reid
