Live Auction 21954British and European Art
ARTHUR HACKER, R.A. (BRITISH, 1858-1919)
Lot 52

ARTHUR HACKER, R.A. (BRITISH, 1858-1919)

Stricken

Closed13 July 2023

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GBP 25,200

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ARTHUR HACKER, R.A. (BRITISH, 1858-1919)
Stricken
signed and dated 'Arthur Hacker/ 1914' (lower left), indistinctly signed 'Arthur Hacker' (lower right)
oil on board
36 x 28 in. (91.4 x 71.1 cm.)

The artist's estate.
His sale; Christie's, London, 27 June 1927, lot 11.
where purchased by Edmond Jean Marie Louis De St Quentin and Adeline De St Quentin (née Hacker),
and by descent.
Anonymous sale; Bearne's, Exeter, 1 July 2008, lot 370, where purchased by the present owner.

Specialist note

Although this picture was executed earlier, it appears to have been reworked by Hacker in 1914, at the outbreak of the First World War. This accounts for the painting being signed twice, once lower right, and later lower left. To add poignancy, an eagle (symbol of the German Empire) hovers upper right, while the figure clutches two white doves (symbols of peace). The figure also wears a crown of laurel (a victor’s crown).