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Walter FOLLEN BISHOP (1856–1936) A countryman and two young girls in a beech forest, probably Burnham Beeches Watercolour heightened…

Sold for A$7,500 at Leonard Joel on Apr 17, 2023.

Walter FOLLEN BISHOP (1856–1936) A countryman and two young girls in a beech forest, probably Burnham Beeches Watercolour heightened… auction lot image

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Walter FOLLEN BISHOP (1856–1936) A countryman and two young girls in a beech forest, probably Burnham Beeches Watercolour heightened with gum arabic Signed lower left: W. Follen Bishop 74 x 125cm PROVENANCE: Leonard Joel, Australian Paintings, Melbourne, 8 November, 1978, lot 213, as 'In the heart of the Forest, Burnham Beeches' ($2,100) EXHIBITIONS: Possibly, Royal Academy of Arts, The Exhibition of the Royal Academy of Arts (The One Hundred and Twentieth), London, 1888, no. 1329 ('In the heart of the forest') OTHER NOTES: When sold by Leonard Joel in 1978, this work was catalogued as being the work entitled 'In the heart of the forest' exhibited by Follen Bishop at the Royal Academy in 1888; while quite possibly correct, the basis of this information is not known (there are no exhibition labels affixed to the work or frame).

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