William Kidd

WILLIAM KIDD (British, 1790-1863) Craigleith Quarry Oil on canvas 12-1/2 x 16-1/2 inches (31.8 x 41.9 cm) Signed lower right: Wm. Kidd EXHIBITED: "Art et Travail," Geneva, 1957 (label verso). Estimate: $2,500 - $3,500. Kidd, William : . British artist, 1790-1863 Condition Report*: Overall craquelure, commensurate with age; three tiny paint chips in upper left corner, and one in lower right, near signature; wax re-lined canvas; in-painting in trees along top of ridge; otherwise good condition. *Heritage Auction Galleries strongly encourages in-person inspection of items by the bidder. Statements by Heritage regarding the condition of objects are for guidance only and should not be relied upon as statements of fact, and do not constitute a representation, warranty, or assumption of liability by Heritage. All lots offered are sold "AS IS".

William Kidd, R.S.A. (1790-1863) By the Camp Fire signed 'W. KIDD' (lower right) oil on canvas 20½ x 25 1/8 in. (52 x 63.7 cm.) Provenance Anon. sale, Christie's Glasgow, 26 June 1992, lot 739, when acquired by the present owner. Exhibited Possibly Edinburgh, Royal Scottish Academy, 1841, no. 298 as 'Gypsy Encampment'. Lot Notes Kidd's By the Camp Fire or Gypsy Encampment is a tribute to the early narrative genre style of Sir David Wilkie. It shows an accomplished handling of light as he depicts this intimate scene replete with action and suspense. On the surface a jovial picture of gypsies and a huntsman around a warming camp fire, it is in fact a scene of deception. The seated huntsman is being duped by the female fortune-teller whilst an urchin tries to steal his game from beneath his chair. Meanwhile in the background the fiddler looks jealously at the cloaked girl to the left who appears enraptured by the new arrival. Obviously disturbed by what the young boy is whispering in his ear, whilst pointing accusingly at the huntsman, the fiddler is unaware that his belongings are being stolen from behind him by the young boy's master-thief, his face full of intent and concentration. Despite the apparent ease with which both characters are being mislead, the huntsman keeps his left hand firmly on his shotgun and his dog appears about to pounce and thus Kidd portrays the moment at which the real drama may begin and leaves us in suspense as to the outcome.

WILLIAM KIDD 1790 - 1863 DAILY NEWS 6,000—9,000 USD 41.9 by 50.8 cm signed W. Kidd (lower right) oil on canvas PROVENANCE Berry-Hill Galleries, New York, 1961 PROVENANCE

description William Kidd (1790-1863) Interior with apoacher and other figures, one holding a hare. Oil on canvasUnsigned 27.5cm x 20cm