John Hanson Walker

John Hanson Walker (British, 1844-1933) Portrait of Frederic, Lord Leighton signed 'J.Hanson Walker' (upper left), oil on canvas 64 x 54cm (25 3/16 x 21 1/4in). Footnote: The present portrait of Walker's patron, Frederic Leighton, wasexhibited at the R.A. in 1877. The Art Journal wrote 'The portraitwhich we most affect in Gallery IV is that of F.Leighton Esq., R.A.in a brown velvet jacket. We are glad to see that the artist,J.Hanson Walker, has really risen to the height of thesubject". EXHIBITED: Royal Academy, 1877, no.342 Liverpool, 1880, no.608 Glasgow, 1881, no.248 Oldham Loan Exhibition, 1883, no.129 London, Earl's Court, Victorian Era exhibition, 1897,no.22

John Hanson Walker (British1844-1933) Contemplation in the Garden Signed John Hanson Walker and dated 74 l.l. Oil on canvas 29-3/4 x 24-3/4 in (75.6 x 62.9 cm) Estimate $1,500-2,500 Under black light: overall with heavy milky-green varish withpossible area of restoration to left of bodice; relined; losses topigment in u.r. corner, @ 6" from u.r. with loss to canvas and @1-1/2 x 1/2" area of loss l.r.; surface abrasions along left edge;some yellowing to varnish; scattered vertical scratches to surfacewith minor pigment loss, each @ 1-2" in length across the centersection of painting.

John Hanson Walker (1844-1933) A country lass signed 'J. Hanson Walker.' (lower left) and further inscribed and numbered 'No.1/A Country Lass/88 Kensington Park Rd.' (on the reverse) oil on canvas 26¼ x 22¼ in. (66.7 x 56.5 cm.) a river landscape sketch on the verso. Exhibited London, Society of British Artists, 1886, no. 18 (£50).

John Hanson Walker (1844-1933) Portrait of a girl, possibly the artist's daughter Dorothy, half-length, wearing a white dress and bonnet, and a blue sash signed and dated 'J.Hanson Walker./1894' and further indistinctly signed 'J.Hanson Walker' (lower left) oil on panel 24½ x 21 in. (61.6 x 53.3 cm.)

John Hanson Walker (1844-1933) Portrait of Lewin Edward Cadogan, seated three-quarter-length, in a sailor suit; and Portrait of Sophie Beatrix Mary Cadogan, seated three-quarter-length, in a black dress with lace-trimmed apron oil on canvas 26 x 22 in. (66 x 55.8 cm.) a pair (2) Lot Notes Lewin Edward Cadogan was the fourth son of George, fifth Earl Cadogan. Sophie Beatrix Mary Cadogan was his second daughter.