Isherwood Fine Art has dated this Antique Collie Dog Painting to the 1900s.
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Oil on canvas, signed and dated '1901' (lower right), titled (lower centre)
61 x 76cm (24 x 29¾in.)
Provenance:
Sotheby's, Belgravia, Fine Victorian Paintings, Drawings and Watercolours, 10 July 1973, lot 9
Doyle & Bonhams, New York, Dogs in Art, 12 February 2002, lot 271
The Collection of Rolling Stone's drummer Charlie Watts, Devon
John Emms was born on the 21st of April 1843 in Blofield, Norfolk.
Emms was an animal and sporting painter, specialising in foxhounds, terriers and horses. His works are mainly in oils, showing a confident hand, bold brush strokes, generous layers of paint and a great understanding of the physical elements of his subjects. Emms exhibited frequently in London from 1866 to 1903, particularly at the Royal Academy and the Suffolk Street Gallery. He famously painted a series of Clumber spaniel works for the Duke and Duchess of Newcastle. His works can be found in National Trust Tatton Park Knutsford, National Gallery Edinburgh, New Forrest Museum & Council Lyndhurst, Russell Cotes Art Gallery Bournemouth, Sheffield Museum, Southampton City Gallery, Torre Abbey House, Torquay. Emms passed away on the 1st November 1912 at the family home in Lyndhurst.
Isherwood Fine Art has dated this Antique Collie Dog Painting to the 1900s.
This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.
16th to 19th century old master, british and european paintings and sculpture, specialising in period portraiture. Member BADA, LAPADA.
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A Collie in a Landscape by John Emms (1843-1912)
