- Sussex 01403 700858
- Winchester 01962 861789
- London 020 4548 4738
- Sussex 01403 700858
- Winchester 01962 861789
- London 020 4548 4738
Portrait of Harold Gotch Robinson
signed and inscribed 'Harold Robinson by H.S.T. 1908' (lower right); inscribed 'Harold Robinson/ W.S Corfield Esq, Aubrey Lodge, Aubrey Road, Campden Hill W.8. pav 2761/ 41442' (verso)
watercolour
38 x 29cm
Provenance
Abbott & Holder, London;
B.D. Price, from whom acquired by the present owner
Exhibited
Falmouth Art Gallery 1980, no.47; and 1985, no.39
Literature
B.D. Price, The Registers of Henry Scott Tuke, Royal Cornwall Polytechnic Society, 2nd Edition 1983, R577
| Estimate: | £5,000 - £7,000 |
| Hammer price: | £19,000 |
Footnote
Harold Gotch Robinson (1884-1954) was aged twenty-four at the time of this portrait and a photograph exists of the watercolour on the easel in Tuke's studio in Swanpool (see images). Robinson was the third son of Jessie, sister of the artist Thomas Cooper Gotch (1854-1931). He appears as a model in one of Tuke's major paintings, 'Return from Fishing' (Sold, Sotheby's London, 15th November 2011, lot 90, Tuke register no.R566). His father was a wealthy paper manufacturer based in Bristol and the present work includes a copy of 'Robinsons of Bristol, 1844-1944' by Bernard Darwin.
The present work will be on view at Cromwell Place on 26th & 27th September
Condition Report
The sheet is sound; a couple of media spots in the upper left corner otherwise good condition overall. Framed and under glass, unexamined out of frame.