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Grace Hastie Watercolour ‘ Still-life of Pansies ‘ ‘
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Grace Hastie Watercolour ‘ Still-life of Pansies ‘ ‘

19th century
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Grace Hastie SWA Exh 1880-1925.Still-life painter in oil and watercolour.Exhibited at the principal London galleries from 1874,mainly at the Society of Woman Artists where she exhibited 253 works but also at the RA,RI and Suffolk Street.Lived London. ‘ Still -Life of Pansies’ signed watercolour ,dated 1877; image size ,framed size 21x31.5 cms,framed size 39x49 cms

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Height
39cm (15.35")
Width
49cm (19.29")
Depth
2.2cm (0.87")
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Graham Reed Fine Art has dated this Victorian Botanical Watercolour Painting to the Victorian era.

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Grace Hastie SWA Exh 1880-1925.Still-life painter in oil and watercolour.
Exhibited at the principal London galleries from 1874,mainly at the Society of Woman Artists where she exhibited 253 works but also at the RA,RI and Suffolk Street.
Graham Reed Fine Art

Lived London. ‘ Still -Life of Pansies’ signed watercolour ,dated 1877; image size ,framed size 21x31.5 cms,framed size 39x49 cms

Height
39cm (15.35")
Width
49cm (19.29")
Depth
2.2cm (0.87")
Date of Manufacture

Graham Reed Fine Art has dated this Victorian Botanical Watercolour Painting to the Victorian era.

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SA1132832
Graham Reed Fine Art
Graham Reed Fine Art
Sellingantiques verified Since Jun 2017

Previously I worked in london as a chartered surveyor and have been dealing in paintings for nearly thirty years.

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A Victorian watercolour painting depicting blue, purple, and white pansies resting in a shallow terracotta dish against a dark background, signed and dated 1877.
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Archive I A Victorian watercolour painting depicting blue, purple, and white pansies resting in a shallow terracotta dish against a dark background, signed and dated 1877.

Grace Hastie Watercolour ‘ Still-life of Pansies ‘ ‘

Archive II A Victorian watercolour painting depicting blue, purple, and white pansies resting in a shallow terracotta dish against a dark background, signed and dated 1877. View II
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A Victorian watercolour painting depicting blue, purple, and white pansies resting in a shallow terracotta dish against a dark background, signed and dated 1877.
GRACE HASTIE WATERCOLOUR ‘ STILL-LIFE OF PANSIES ‘ ‘
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A Victorian watercolour painting depicting blue, purple, and white pansies resting in a shallow terracotta dish against a dark background, signed and dated 1877.
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During the Victorian era, natural history and botany became popular pursuits, leading to a rise in highly detailed floral studies. Artists, particularly women, mastered watercolour techniques to record plant specimens with precision and artistic sensitivity, often displaying them in domestic settings.

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Authentic pieces generally feature hand-laid paper exhibiting natural age toning or slight foxing, along with original hand signatures or dates. Examining the pigment application under magnification reveals delicate transparent washes typical of period water-based media rather than modern reproduction printing dots.

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