28th Mar, 2014 9:00 GMT/BST
Spring Fine Art Sale
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John Byam Shaw ARWS RI (1872-1919) Goblin Market Signed and dated (18)99, oil on panel, 29cm...
Goblin Market
Signed and dated (18)99, oil on panel, 29cm by 24cm
John Byam Liston Shaw spent his early childhood in Madras India until 1878, when he returned to London with his parents. By the age of fifteen Sir John Everett Millais advised that he should become a student at St. John's Wood Art Schools, where he received a stoically academic training. In 1890 he joined the Royal Academy, where he won several awards. Byam Shaw became a Pre- Raphaelite painter, decorator and illustrator and his work has strong echoes of the prevailing Art Nouveau style. His use of unadulterated pigment colours give his paintings a characteristic brilliance and vibrancy, which are often complimented by fantastically inspired compositions and highly skilled figurative portrayals.
Sold for £28,000
Estimated at £15,000 - £20,000
In overall good condition, cleaned and re-varnished. The paint is slightly thin on the head of the beaver and a few other isolated areas.
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