European and British Art, Part II
European and British Art, Part II
Property from a British Private Collection
Garnet Ruskin Wolseley
Peeling Apples
Lot Closed
July 13, 02:08 PM GMT
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property from a British Private Collection
Garnet Ruskin Wolseley
British
1884 - 1967
Peeling Apples
signed G. WOLSELEY. lower right
oil on canvas
Unframed: 61 by 51cm., 24 by 20in.
Framed: 83 by 72cm., 32¾ by 28¼in.
The artist's studio
Sale: Christie's, South Kensington, 2 November 2001, lot 133
The Bourne Gallery, London (purchased at the above sale)
Purchased from the above by the parents of the present owner in 2002
Sale: Christie's, South Kensington, 2 November 2001, lot 133
The Bourne Gallery, London (purchased at the above sale)
Purchased from the above by the parents of the present owner in 2002
Although it is not dated, Peeling Apples almost certainly dates from the early period in Wolseley's career, when he was living in Cornwall, working at Sandy-Cove Studio in Newlyn. With its delightful subject of the everyday chores of a young girl sitting in the glimmering light of her cottage window, it demonstrates the influence of his friend in Newlyn Laura Knight and perhaps also Stanhope Forbes, the 'Father of the Newlyn School'. It is a clever, subtle study of subdued light through the brilliantly-lit window, reflecting from the white-washed walls of the cottage interior.