Attributed to Robert Atkinson (British, 1863-1896) The Spanish Knight
Attributed to Robert Atkinson (British, 1863-1896) The Spanish Knight oil on canvas 104 x 89.5cm (40 15/16 x 35 1/4in).
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Provenance Private collection, UK. This may possibly relate to the 1885 work by Robert Atkinson, titled A Spanish Soldier of the 16th Century in Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki. Born in Leeds, Atkinson studied in Antwerp under Verlat, where became friends with many European artists such as Josué Dupon at the Academie Royale des Beaux-Arts. Atkinson travelled to New Zealand in 1885 for health reasons, taking a studio in Victoria Arcade, Auckland. He was a friend of the painters Kate McCosh Clark and Albin Martin. He exhibited in Melbourne, Sydney, and Auckland from 1885-89. He returned to England in 1889 where he worked as an illustrator and went back to New Zealand in 1895. He died the following year in Dunedin. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing
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Attributed to Robert Atkinson (British, 1863-1896) The Spanish Knight oil on canvas 104 x 89.5cm (40 15/16 x 35 1/4in).
Footnotes:
Provenance Private collection, UK. This may possibly relate to the 1885 work by Robert Atkinson, titled A Spanish Soldier of the 16th Century in Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki. Born in Leeds, Atkinson studied in Antwerp under Verlat, where became friends with many European artists such as Josué Dupon at the Academie Royale des Beaux-Arts. Atkinson travelled to New Zealand in 1885 for health reasons, taking a studio in Victoria Arcade, Auckland. He was a friend of the painters Kate McCosh Clark and Albin Martin. He exhibited in Melbourne, Sydney, and Auckland from 1885-89. He returned to England in 1889 where he worked as an illustrator and went back to New Zealand in 1895. He died the following year in Dunedin. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing
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