Arts and Crafts - 21st June 2017

Lot 229

George Frederick Watts OM RA (1817-1904) Hope

Estimate £150 - £200 | Hammer £400

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Description

George Frederick Watts OM RA (1817-1904)

Hope, 1885-1886

a sepia toned print from the painting probably published by Frederick Hollyer, in original oak frame,

unsigned

48 x 36cm.

Catalogue notes

Several printed versions of Watt's Hope were produced and he developed a working relationship in his lifetime with Frederick Hollyer who reproduced other paintings for him to sell to a growing mass market.

Literature

Mark Bills & Barbara Bryant G.F. Watts Victorian Visionary, Yale, page 298 cat. no.95 for a comparable example.