About this lot
Description
Edgar Rooke (Naive School, 20th century)
Still life of Guinness and oysters; and Still life of a chicken, pheasant and vegetables
signed and dated 'Edgar Rooke / 1901' (lower right)
oil on canvas, unframed
45.5 x 61cm, a pair
Provenance:
Collection of Mike Handford, 'Hillsleigh', Burford, Oxfordshire
both canvases are unlined, and as can be seen from the photos, both of the paintings show significant signs of surface dirt – both to the front and back. A network of small cracks has formed within the darker passages of paint used to describe the liquid within the Guinness bottle in the first painting, and the head of the pheasant in the second. Additionally, the second painting has a small puncture to the canvas, approximately 1cm, upper Centre above the vegetable basket.
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