Claude Reeves, British, 19th century- Play time; oil on canvas,...

Claude Reeves,
British, 19th century-

Play time;

oil on canvas, signed 'Claude Reeves' (lower right), 41 x 51 cm.

Provenance:
Anon. sale, Christies, London, 3 November 1989, lot 74 (£3,170 hammer).
Private Collection, UK.

Note: Reeves was a genre painter, best-known for his domestic interior scenes. The present work depicts children calmly at play, and Reeves imbues the scene with both a charming sense of innocence and an idyllic serenity.