FEBRUARY ANTIQUE & ART AUCTION Tuesday, 27 February 2018 - 9:00 AM start

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William Arthur Breakspeare (UK 1855-1914)

Realised: $2,300 plus premium

Lot Details

'In Bohemia', oil on mahogany panel, signed and inscribed 'Langham Sketch'; entitled, signed and dated Jany. 14th. '93 verso. 175 x 280. Breakspeare has identified this oil study as a 'Langham Sketch'. As well as being a founder member of the Birmingham Art Circle and a member of the Newlyn School in Cornwall, he was designated 'Keeper of the Wardrobe' to the 'Artists's society for the study of historical, poetical and rustic figures', founded in 1830. The Society's 'Sketching Club', known as 'The Langham', was founded in 1838. Considered to be one of the oldest sketching clubs in existence, it operates today as 'The Artist's Society and the Langham Sketching Club'. In 1946 its rooms in Langham Place were bombed, and it has since shared the Chelsea premises of the 'London Sketch Club'. This fine Langham sketch would have been executed within the allocated time of two hours, which was rigorously enforced, probably at one of the club's Friday evening meetings, preceded by the customary conversazioni. Many Royal Academy exhibits evolved from Langham sketches. Provenance: Sir Robert Anderson (1866-1942), by bequest and descent to our vendor. Sir Robert was the benefactor who gifted the Anderson House and Park to the City of Invercargill to become the Invercargill Public Art Gallery. c.f. http://www.invercargillpublicartgallery.nz/the-house/ See other images