15th Jul, 2023 9:30 GMT/BST
The TB & R Jordan Collection
1062
Ralph Hedley (1848-1913)
Raspberry picking in a cottage garden
Signed and dated (18)99, oil on canvas, 44.5cm by 34.5cm
Sold for £850
Estimated at £300 - £500
On original canvas, has been cleaned. Two patch repairs to the reverse, both approx 4cm by 3cm (see images). Paint is slightly thin in places most notably to upper left corner where there is a slight loss of paint no more than 0.5cm across. Frame rubbing to edges, most notably along top edge and lower left edge. Sporadic areas of infilling/overpainting across canvas, most notably two areas corresponding to the patch repairs. Areas of retouching to the foliage in the upper right corner, small area in between the frame and the thatch roof, lower left corner next to the signature, an area in between the woman's outstretched arm and body and other smaller less notable areas elsewhere. Otherwise in a broadly good state of preservation.
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Auction: The TB & R Jordan Collection, 15th Jul, 2023
Tom and Rosamund Jordan were leading specialists in the Staithes Group of painters for over 40 years.
In the late 19th and early 20th century, the tiny, picturesque fishing village of Staithes on the North Yorkshire coast became host to a colony of artists, attracted to the area by the towering cliffs, stormy seas, the clarity of light and eminently paintable cottages and harbours. The Staithes School artists were greatly inspired by the French Impressionists, working en plein air to capture fleeting moments of light, air, and water, albeit with an edge of harder, northern grit.
The Jordans, who were equally passionate about Staithes, were champions of this pioneering group of artists, and over 100 works from their collection will be offered in this sale, including works by a Mark Senior, Owen Bowen, Arthur A. Friedenson and Frank Henry Mason.
Part II of their collection will be sold at a later date.
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Sunday 9 July to Friday 14 July 11am-4pm and morning of sale from 8am
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