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Edward DuncanFishing Netc.1875
c.1875
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This artwork titled "Fishing Net" c.1875 is a watercolor by artist Edward Duncan (British, 1803-1882) It is signed at the lower right corner by the artist. The artwork size is 18.55 x 13.85 inches, framed size is 28.25 x 22 inches .Custom framed in a wooden dark gold frame, with off white matting and gold color spacer. It is in excellent condition.
About the artist.
Edward Duncan was the son of Thomas Duncan (c1781-1841) and Peggy née Watson. He was born on 21 October 1803 at St Pancras in London. He was apprenticed to Robert Havell, the principal aquatint engraver of Audubon's Birds of America. Duncan was afforded frequent opportunities of studying the works of Havell's brother, the watercolorist, William Havell. These developed his taste for drawing and the use of colour. After tutelage under the Havell Brothers in London, Duncan started his own engraving studio, and primarily created print works for Fores of Piccadilly. In 1826, a project to engrave maritime scenes, after paintings by William John Huggins (the official artist to the royal court of King William IV, and King George IV) he stated to have interest in marine scene.The influences of both Havell and Huggins undoubtedly led to Duncan's long and successful career as one of Britain's foremost marine watercolorists. Edward Duncan was a artist with his preferred media. In addition to his early training as an engraver, he was skilled in oils, lithography and etching. Duncan's drawings comprise a wide range of subjects but his best known works depict coastal scenes with shipping and other marine craft.Duncan was a prolific exhibitor of his works, showing more than 40 at the Royal Academy and the Society of British Artists, and including more than 500 watercolors and drawings within the shows of the Old and New Watercolor Societies during his career. In 1833 he was elected a member of the New Society of Painters in Water-Colours, but he resigned in 1847 and, in 1849 was elected an Associate of the Royal Watercolour Society (then, the Society of Painters in Water-Colours), and a full member in the following year. Between 1865 and his death in 1882 he spent almost every summer painting in the Gower Peninsula, near Swansea, painting the coastal scenes for which he became known.
He died in Hampstead, London, on 11 April 1882. A sale of his works at Christie's in 1885 took three days; and a sale of 1887 lists nearly 2,000 of his sketches and paintings.
- Creator:Edward Duncan (1803 - 1882, English)
- Creation Year:c.1875
- Dimensions:Height: 28.25 in (71.76 cm)Width: 22 in (55.88 cm)Depth: 1.25 in (3.18 cm)
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- Gallery Location:San Francisco, CA
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