James Holland

Lot Description James Holland, O.W.S. (Burslem, Staffordshire 1799-1870 London) Peonies, a poppy and marigolds in a glass vase signed and dated 'Ja s . Holland/1830' (lower right) pencil, pen and brown ink and watercolour with gum arabic and with scratching out 11¾ x 8¾ in. (29.9 x 22.3 cm.) Special Notice This lot is offered without reserve. Lot Condition Report I confirm that I have read this Important Notice and agree to its terms. View Condition Report View Lot Notes ›

James Holland, O.W.S. (Burslem, Staffordshire 1799-1870 London) Peonies, a poppy and marigolds in a glass vase signed and dated 'Ja s . Holland/1830' (lower right) pencil, pen and brown ink and watercolour with gum arabic and with scratching out, on paper 11¾ x 8¾ in. (29.9 x 22.3 cm.) Holland was born in Burslem to a family of pottery painters and designers. He was an extremely accomplished flower painter, partly as a result of his background knowledge of pottery decoration. In 1819, he came to London and in 1831 (the year after he made the watercolour offered above), visited France where he came under the spell of Bonington, who had died there two years earlier.

JAMES HOLLAND RWS (BRITISH 1799 - 1870) GLEN AFFRIC watercolour, charcoal and gouache Inscribed and dated 'In Glen Affric Sept 58' (lower right) 56 x 39.5 cm. (22 1/16 x 15 9/16 inches) Provenance : Formerly the property of Bolton Museum and Art Gallery (label verso). With Abbott & Holder, London (label verso). EXHIBITED : The Old Watercolour Society, London 1859

JAMES HOLLAND RWS (BRITISH 1799 - 1870) GLEN AFFRIC watercolour, charcoal and gouache Inscribed and dated 'In Glen Affric Sept 58' (lower right) 56 x 39.5 cm. (22 1/16 x 15 9/16 inches) Provenance : Formerly the property of Bolton Museum and Art Gallery (label verso). With Abbott & Holder, London (label verso). EXHIBITED : The Old Watercolour Society, London 1859

James Holland, O.W.S. (Burslem, Staffordshire 1800-1870 London) The Bridge of Sighs, Venice signed and dated 'J Holland 1841' (lower left) pencil and watercolour with gum arabic and with scratching out 15 7/8 x 11 in. (40.3 x 28 cm.) Holland first exhibited a view of Venice at the Old Water-Colour Society in 1836, immediately following his first visit to the city. The watercolour was bought by John James Ruskin, John Ruskin's father. Ruskin only made a brief reference to Holland in his writings, as a painter of calm water; however, he first noticed the artist in 1836 and so was presumably refering to his father's watercolour. He continued to paint scenes from Venice, exhibiting numerous views of the city right up until 1869, the year before his death.