Live Auction 14232Victorian, Pre-Raphaelite and British Impressionist Art
John Linnell (1792-1882)
Lot 52

John Linnell (1792-1882)

The potato field - Isle of Wight

Closed11 July 2017

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GBP 50,000

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John Linnell (1792-1882)
The potato field - Isle of Wight
signed and dated 'J. Linnell f./1829' (lower right), further signed and indistinctly inscribed 'The Potato field J Linnell/****** of ***' (on an old label attached to the reverse) and further inscribed, numbered and dated 'No 2 The Potato Field/1832' (on the artist's card attached to the reverse)
oil on panel
11 x 13 7/8 in. (28 x 35.7 cm.)

Purchased from the artist by Ralph Thomas, 1846.
James Orrock Esq., 13 Bedford Square, London, by 1883.
A.T. Hollingsworth Esq., by 1898.

Specialist note

Dating from 1829, The Potato Field- Isle of Wight, is a replica of a picture first painted in 1816. Linnell's handling of light and shadow gives an indication of the poetic landscapes that we're yet to come. It was one of seven works he sent to the British Institution in 1830. He saw a great deal of Samuel Palmer at this time, giving him advice and encouragement. He copied Old Masters in the National Gallery and visited him in Shoreham.