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Edgar Hunt (1876 - 1955) “Meal Time” a Charming Signed Oil Painting
Mark Buckley Antiques
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Edgar Hunt (1876 - 1955) “Meal Time” a Charming Signed Oil Painting

1900 - 1920
Description

A delightful and highly characteristic oil painting by the celebrated British animal painter Edgar Hunt, depicting a lively group of farmyard birds gathered around a tipped metal pail spilling cabbage leaves onto the ground. At the centre of the composition a colourful cockerel and several hens peck eagerly at the scattered vegetables, accompanied by a pair of ducks, while another hen stands slightly apart observing the scene.

The birds are rendered with Hunt’s typical care and naturalism, each figure beautifully painted with richly coloured plumage and subtle tonal modelling. The rustic farmyard setting, with timber buildings behind and an open landscape glimpsed in the distance, provides a warm and atmospheric backdrop to the composition.

Signed E. Hunt and dated 1923 to the lower right, the title “Meal Time” appearing to the mount beneath.

Presented in a decorative moulded gilt frame which complements the warm palette of the painting.

A particularly attractive example of Edgar Hunt’s much admired farmyard scenes, a subject for which the artist became widely celebrated and which continues to be highly sought after by collectors today.

Physical Dimensions
Height
25cm (9.84")
Width
38cm (14.96")
Declaration

Mark Buckley Antiques has dated this Antique Farmyard Oil Painting to the 1920s.

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SA1225411
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10648
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A delightful and highly characteristic oil painting by the celebrated British animal painter Edgar Hunt, depicting a lively group of farmyard birds gathered around a tipped metal pail spilling cabbage leaves onto the ground. At the centre of the composition a colourful cockerel and several hens peck eagerly at the scattered vegetables, accompanied by a pair of ducks, while another hen stands slightly apart observing the scene.
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The birds are rendered with Hunt’s typical care and naturalism, each figure beautifully painted with richly coloured plumage and subtle tonal modelling.
Mark Buckley Antiques

The rustic farmyard setting, with timber buildings behind and an open landscape glimpsed in the distance, provides a warm and atmospheric backdrop to the composition.

fig 1. A framed oil painting depicting chickens, a cockerel, and ducks feeding outside a wooden barn, set within an ornate gilded frame.
fig 1. Edgar Hunt (1876 - 1955) “Meal Time” a Charming Signed Oil Painting

Signed E. Hunt and dated 1923 to the lower right, the title “Meal Time” appearing to the mount beneath.

Presented in a decorative moulded gilt frame which complements the warm palette of the painting.

A particularly attractive example of Edgar Hunt’s much admired farmyard scenes, a subject for which the artist became widely celebrated and which continues to be highly sought after by collectors today.

Height
25cm (9.84")
Width
38cm (14.96")
Date of Manufacture

Mark Buckley Antiques has dated this Antique Farmyard Oil Painting to the 1920s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1225411
Dealers Internal Ref
10648
Mark Buckley Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since Mar 2018
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Archive I A framed oil painting depicting chickens, a cockerel, and ducks feeding outside a wooden barn, set within an ornate gilded frame.

Edgar Hunt (1876 - 1955) “Meal Time” a Charming Signed Oil Painting

Archive II A framed oil painting depicting chickens, a cockerel, and ducks feeding outside a wooden barn, set within an ornate gilded frame. View II
Archive III A framed oil painting depicting chickens, a cockerel, and ducks feeding outside a wooden barn, set within an ornate gilded frame. View III
Archive IV A framed oil painting depicting chickens, a cockerel, and ducks feeding outside a wooden barn, set within an ornate gilded frame. View IV
Archive V A framed oil painting depicting chickens, a cockerel, and ducks feeding outside a wooden barn, set within an ornate gilded frame. View V
Archive VI A framed oil painting depicting chickens, a cockerel, and ducks feeding outside a wooden barn, set within an ornate gilded frame. View VI
Archive VII A framed oil painting depicting chickens, a cockerel, and ducks feeding outside a wooden barn, set within an ornate gilded frame. View VII
Archive VIII A framed oil painting depicting chickens, a cockerel, and ducks feeding outside a wooden barn, set within an ornate gilded frame. View VIII
Archive IX A framed oil painting depicting chickens, a cockerel, and ducks feeding outside a wooden barn, set within an ornate gilded frame. View IX
Archive X A framed oil painting depicting chickens, a cockerel, and ducks feeding outside a wooden barn, set within an ornate gilded frame. View X
Archive XI A framed oil painting depicting chickens, a cockerel, and ducks feeding outside a wooden barn, set within an ornate gilded frame. View XI
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A framed oil painting depicting chickens, a cockerel, and ducks feeding outside a wooden barn, set within an ornate gilded frame.
Edgar Hunt (1876 - 1955) “Meal Time” A Charming Signed Oil Painting
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A framed oil painting depicting chickens, a cockerel, and ducks feeding outside a wooden barn, set within an ornate gilded frame.
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The British animalier tradition gained prominence during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, specialising in the realistic representation of farm animals, poultry, and working dogs set within naturalistic rural environments.

Artists used oil-based pigments applied to stretched linen canvas or wood panels, typically housed within moulded gesso and giltwood frames with protective varnish coats.

Authentic period paintings display consistent surface craquelure, period-appropriate canvas or board aging on the reverse, hand-applied artist signatures, and original framing construction.

Display the artwork above a console table or sideboard alongside classic brass accents and natural timber furniture to accentuate traditional country house aesthetics.

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