William Henry Hunt, Bird's Nest and Apple Blossom

Bird's Nest and Apple Blossom

Private Collection

Watercolor, bodycolor, and gum arabic

7.87 X 11.42 in., 20 X 23 cm.

Signed, l.l., W. HuNT

 

Provenance:

(S) Paris, Jack-Philippe Ruellan, 26 Jan 2019, Lot 179 (P) 459 euros, $532

 

The auctioneer in 2019 identified the flower as Hawthorn Blossom, but it clearly is Apple Blossom. From photographs, it appears that the watercolor is an authentic work by Hunt but that it has suffered from fading.

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