Country Homes Antiques Stirling has dated this piece to the Victorian era.
Walter Hunt Oil over Canvas (1861-1941)
Humorous kitchen scene is simply charming. Large signed & dated 1880 by this famous English artist.
Hunts are collected worldwide. Master painters some with humorous connotations, this being one of those. This work depicts two children, one firing a bow and arrow at an apple placed on the head of their slightly concerned but ever trusting pet dog.
A large work which is in lovely condition and has an old insurance valuation from 1993 for £8,000.00 GBP.
Title: “William Tell” Signature: Signed lower left & dated 1880
Provenance: Frost & Reed – London
Size: 18? x 24?. Framed 22? x 28?
Condition: Very good – lined and cleaned by Frost & Reed – ready to hang
Walter Hunt trained under his father, the genre painter Charles Hunt. He exhibited at the Royal Academy from 1881 to 1910.
Museum and Gallery Holdings
London (Tate Collection): The Dog in the Manger (1885, oil on canvas)
Sunderland: Babes in the Wood
Wolverhampton (AG and Mus.): Girl with Two Calves (oil on canvas)
Country Homes Antiques Stirling has dated this piece to the Victorian era.
Fine period furniturnishings-timeless design
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Walter Hunt Oil on Canvas (Loyalty and Trust)
