Lot Essay
This painting was a conspicuous feature of the artist's studio during the war years. Dr Hamilton and his wife bought it in July 1945 after meeting Frances Hodgkins at Corfe Castle and being invited to her studio.
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Christmas Tree
Details
Frances Hodgkins (1869-1947)
Christmas Tree
signed 'Frances Hodgkins' (lower centre)
oil on canvas
50 x 40 in. (127 x 101.6 cm.)
Painted in the early 1940s.
Christmas Tree
signed 'Frances Hodgkins' (lower centre)
oil on canvas
50 x 40 in. (127 x 101.6 cm.)
Painted in the early 1940s.
Provenance
Acquired directly from the artist by Dr Leonard D. Hamilton in July 1945.
Literature
Exhibition catalogue, Frances Hodgkins 1869-1947, Dunedin, Arts Council of New Zealand, Public Art Gallery, n.p. no. 100, illustrated.
Exhibited
Dunedin, Arts Council of New Zealand, Public Art Gallery, Frances Hodgkins 1869-1947, April - May 1969, no. 100: this exhibition travelled to Christchurch, Robert McDougall Art Gallery, June 1969; Wellington, National Art Gallery, July 1969; Auckland, City Art Gallery, August 1969; Melbourne, National Gallery of Victoria, October 1969; and London, Commonwealth Institute Gallery, February 1970.
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This painting was a conspicuous feature of the artist's studio during the war years. Dr Hamilton and his wife bought it in July 1945 after meeting Frances Hodgkins at Corfe Castle and being invited to her studio.