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In the late 1850's, James Hayllar became popular for his paintings of families and children. Each of his nine children received their artistic training from their father and four of his daughters would enjoy notable careers as artists. The present work, Hayllar's 1891 entry to the Royal Academy exhibition, possibly depicts his daughter Mary with one of the artist's grandchildren on her lap.
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The canvas is lined. There are two faint surface scratches near the lower right edge. Upon inspection under UV light, there are a handful of small retouches to the background at right, a few small lines of retouch in the hair of the woman seated in white, and a small spot of retouch on the collar of the seated older woman.
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Lot 63Sale 19991
The Center of AttractionJAMES HAYLLAR (BRITISH, 1829-1920)Estimate: USD 10,000 - 15,000
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