A Harvest Landscape
Original Oil Painting on Board
by Peter De Wint (1784–1849)
- Hugely important painting with extensive provenance and exhibition history (see below)
- Auction Record - £30,000+ GBP
- Sold by Christie's, London in 1979 for £1,000 plus premium (this sum is equivalent to over £6,000 plus premium in modern terms relative to average earnings)
- Painting - 18cm (7") x 26cm (10")
- Frame - 30.5cm (12") x 38cm (15")
Provenance
- Christie's, London, 23rd November 1979, Lot 87. Sold for £1,000 GBP plus premium. The original Christie's stencil 'AP780' is inscribed verso. We are grateful to Christie's for supplying us with the details of this sale - this correspondence will be supplied to the winning bidder.
- Percy Moore Turner, 1937
- Sir Geoffrey Harmsworth, Bt., 1966
Exhibition History
- Lincoln, Usher Art Gallery, Peter de Wint Exhibition, 1937, no. 62
- The Fine Art Society, London, Paintings by Peter de Wint, 1943
- Agnew’s, Loan Exhibition of Paintings and Drawings by
Peter de Wint, 1966, no. 97
Lot Notes
A hugely important original oil painting depicting figures in a cornfield by Peter de Wint. The painting has a wonderful provenance and exhibition history much of which is evidenced verso.
de Wint's work is highly collectible realising thousands of pounds at auction. Please see the snapshots of auction results in the photograph section of this listing.
Condition
The painting would benefit from a light clean, otherwise in fine condition, well framed and ready to hang.
Artist Information
Peter De Wint was an English landscape painter. A number of his pictures are in the National Gallery, the Victoria and Albert Museum and The Collection, Lincoln. He died in London.De Wint was the son of an English physician of Dutch extraction who had come to England from New York. He was born in Stone, Staffordshire. He moved to London in 1802, and was apprenticed to John Raphael Smith, the mezzotint engraver and portrait painter. He bought his freedom from Smith in 1806, on condition that he supplied eighteen oil paintings over the following two years. In 1806 he visited Lincoln for the first time, with the painter of historical subjects William Hilton, R.A., whose sister Harriet he married in 1810. De Wint and Hilton lived together in Broad Street, Golden Square, where John Varley also lived. Varley gave De Wint further lessons and introduced him to Dr Monro, who ran an informal academy for young artists. De Wint first exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1807, and the following year at the Gallery of Associated Artists in Watercolours. In 1809 entered the Royal Academy schools. He was elected an Associate of the Old Watercolour Society in 1810 and was made a full member the following year. By that time, as an established drawing-master, he was spending his summers teaching well-to-do provincial families. In 1812 he became a member of the Society of Painters in Watercolours, where he exhibited largely for many years, as well as at the Academy. De Wint's life was devoted to art; he painted admirably in oils, and he ranks as one of the chief English watercolorists. "No artist", asserted Alfred William Rich, "ever came nearer painting a perfect picture than did Peter de Wint". He frequently visited his wife's home city of Lincoln, and many of his panoramic landscapes and haymaking scenes are set in Lincolnshire. He occasionally toured in Wales, and in 1828 travelled to Normandy.
General Information
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