The Mirror
208.3 cms x 129.5 cms (82 ins x 51 ins)
Signed and on verso titled and inscribed ''george henry, 26 glebe place, chelsea, london, s.w.'' on a label
Lot offered for sale by Heffel, Vancouver at the auction event "October 2016 Online auction" held on Thu, Oct 27, 2016.
Lot 005
Lot 005
Estimate: CAD $15,000 - $20,000
Realised: CAD $44,250
Realised: CAD $44,250
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Provenance:
Private Collection, New York
Notes:
George Henry trained at the Glasgow School of Art in the early 1880s, and later studied in Paris. He was one of the first British artists to travel to Japan, where he studied Japanese graphic art and painted portraits of geishas from 1893 to 1894. He was a member of the Royal Scottish Academy and an associate of the Royal Academy.
Henry was one of a group of Scottish artists in the late 1800s that moved away from traditional Scottish painting, with its dark palette and emphasis on Victorian historical narrative and sentimentality, into a brighter use of colour and a more realistic style.
After settling in London, he established himself as a highly sought-after society portrait painter. The Mirror is an exquisite example of his technical ability and decorative aesthetic. Its fine detail, sensitivity to light and refined handling of elements such as the folds of the woman's dress are aspects of Henry's naturalistic approach to his subject. Soft mottled surfaces in the background show his command of painterly effects.
In 2010, an exhibition in the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum in Scotland entitled Pioneering Painters: The Glasgow Boys, 1880 - 1900, opened to critical acclaim, and brought renewed interest to artists such as Henry.
The address on the label on verso was the artist's studio address in Chelsea.
Please note: this work is unframed.
Private Collection, New York
Notes:
George Henry trained at the Glasgow School of Art in the early 1880s, and later studied in Paris. He was one of the first British artists to travel to Japan, where he studied Japanese graphic art and painted portraits of geishas from 1893 to 1894. He was a member of the Royal Scottish Academy and an associate of the Royal Academy.
Henry was one of a group of Scottish artists in the late 1800s that moved away from traditional Scottish painting, with its dark palette and emphasis on Victorian historical narrative and sentimentality, into a brighter use of colour and a more realistic style.
After settling in London, he established himself as a highly sought-after society portrait painter. The Mirror is an exquisite example of his technical ability and decorative aesthetic. Its fine detail, sensitivity to light and refined handling of elements such as the folds of the woman's dress are aspects of Henry's naturalistic approach to his subject. Soft mottled surfaces in the background show his command of painterly effects.
In 2010, an exhibition in the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum in Scotland entitled Pioneering Painters: The Glasgow Boys, 1880 - 1900, opened to critical acclaim, and brought renewed interest to artists such as Henry.
The address on the label on verso was the artist's studio address in Chelsea.
Please note: this work is unframed.
Most realised prices include the Buyer's Premium of 18-25%, but not the HST/GST Tax.
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