William Henry Hunt, Bird's Nest and Hawthorn Blossom (c. 1855)

Bird's Nest and Hawthorn Blossom

Private collection

Watercolor, bodycolor, and gum arabic

13 X 16 in., 33 X 40.64 cm. Oval

Signed, l.r., W. HUNT

 

Provenance:

(S) Christie's London, 8 July 1997, Lot 91 (P) £5,500*, $9,280* by the present owner.

 

This still life by William Henry Hunt is very similar in size and quality to the one in the Manchester City Art Gallery. But the absence of that small bit of brilliant yellow in the Manchester painting makes this one seem slightly dull in comparison.

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