185 - 185. 185W John Brett ARA (Bletchingley 1831-1902 Londres)

Estimate €4,000 - €6,000

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185. 185W John Brett ARA (Bletchingley 1831-1902 Londres) The Promise of a Wild Night signed and dated 'John Brett 1892' (incised, lower left), further signed, titled and inscribed with artist's address (on artist label attached to the reverse) and signed and inscribed 'John Brett/ A.R.A / Putney/ London' (in pencil on the stretcher) oil on canvas 107 x 213.5cm (42 1/8 x 84 1/16in). Provenance Sale, Christie's, London, 16 February 1895, lot 78 With Vicars Bros Collection of Philip Fussell, JP Sale, Christie's, London, 6 June 1903, lot 139 Collection of Lister Sale, Christie's, London, 16 March 1962, lot 103 Collection of Cohen Private Collection, Italy Exhibited Chicago, World's Columbian Exposition, 1893, Great Britain Section, no. 97 London, Royal Academy, 1894, no. 534 Birmingham, RBSA, 1894, no. 109 Literature Royal Academy Pictures, 1894, p. 26. Christina Payne, John Brett, Pre-Raphaelite Landscape Painter, Yale, 2010, cat. no. 1400, p. 238, also pp. 174 & 179. Heavily influenced by the Pre-Raphaelite movement, John Brett excelled at representing the British coastline. As noted in The Times by the Royal Academy President, Brett 'soon became established as one of the most original of our landscape artists; he was an unconscious example to many who, no doubt, were not aware of the strength of his influence upon themselves.1 Described by the British art critic Frederic George Stephens as 'worth of his best time', the present work belongs to a series of large canvases that the artist painted in the 1890s. Chosen for the prestigious Chicago World's exposition, the work was then shown at London's Royal Academy, and illustrated in the accompanying literature. 1Christina Payne, John Brett, Pre-Raphaelite Landscape Painter, Yale, 2010, pp. 179 & 264.

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Auction time 11/04/2026 at 1:00 PM

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