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James Hayllar 1829-1920 Oil Fisherman Naples
We are delighted to offer for sale this expertly executed and minutely detailed oil on card portrait of an old Neapolitan fisherman, by the artist James Hayllar, who has signed the painting in the lower right hand corner and inscribed it June, 1883. The fisherman is quite elderly with white side whiskers and longish hair and he is wearing the long red cap, much beloved by Neapolitan fishermen, that flops over. He has a red neckerchief around his neck. The way that the artist has captured every wrinkle and every nuance of the character of his face is masterful.
James Hayllar was born in Chichester, West Sussex in 1829. He studied art at Cary's Art Academy and at the Royal Academy schools. He travelled in Italy between 1851 and 1852, and, judging by the date on this oil, he visited again in the 1880s, and this is one of his paintings from that trip. It is quite rare for one of the 1850s paintings to reach the market, as we have only seen five surface in the last 30 years three oils from 1852 and two watercolours from 1853. Of his first sojourn in Italy, we know little, only that he obviously went to Florence, as one of the two from 1853 was painted there, and also that Frederick, Lord Leighton reputedly painted his panoramic painting Cimabue's Celebrated Madonna in the studio of James Hayllar in Rome. Obviously, on his second visit, he must have visited Naples.
James Hayllar was initially a portrait painter, but turned to genre later in his career, his paintings often featuring pretty girls, a rather beautiful example of which is on his wikipedia page. He exhibited at the Royal Academy 1850-98 also the British Institution and the Royal Society of British Artists of which he was elected a Full Member in 1876. He also exhibited at cities in the provinces. There are 23 of his paintings in the National Collection, which can be viewed at ArtUK.org. They are at various museums throughout the country, including the Victoria & Albert, Southampton AG, Nottingham AG, and Bolton & Plymouth AGs. With George Dunlop Leslie, who also lived in Wallingford, James painted a portrait of Queen Victoria to celebrate her Golden Jubilee in 1887, which hangs in Wallingford Town Hall.
In 1855, he married Ellen Phoebe Cavell (1826-6/11/1901), the aunt of Nurse Edith Cavell, who was shot by the Germans for 'treason' in WWI. They had 9 children, 5 of his daughters became artists, Jessica Ellen 1858-1940, was a figure and genre painter, Edith 1860-1948 also a genre painter, Kate fl.1883-1898 flowers & still life, Mary (Mrs. H. W. Wells) fl. 1880-1885 up to her marriage flowers and landscapes and, according to the 1891 Census, Beatrice, although she isn't listed in the Dictionary of British Artists (Collectors' Club), as are her sisters. Jessica was crippled by an accident is 1900 and thereafter she only painted flowers, especially azaleas. One of his sons, Algernon Victor was an engraver, who is also listed, but he died in 1894 after having an operation under chloroform in the Cape Colony. Another son Ernest Theodore died of acute pneumonia in New South Wales on 3rd July 1900.
In 1875 James and the family moved to a rented house called Castle Priory, a large mansion on the banks of the Thames at Wallingford in Berkshire, which we believe he later purchased. The family had previously lived at 15 Mecklenburgh Square, London W.C. one of the most beautiful garden squares in London, which was previously the home of Ellen. James became a Justice of the Peace in 1893.
James and Ellen had moved to Bournemouth in 1899 and he is listed as a retired artist in the Census of 1901. They lived at Red Holme, 14 Cambridge Road, where Ellen suddely died of heart disease on the 6th November of that year. James was still living at this address with his single daughter Jessica in the 1911 Census with a cook and housemaid. James was still very involved in the arts and energetically organised all the exhibitions of the Bournemouth Art Society until his death in 1920.
Of the two watercolours from his earlier time in Italy, one, a study of a frieze in Florence and dated 1853, sold at Christie's in 2013 for £1,000 including premium, and the other, a study of a merchant's head dated Rome, 1852, and virtually the same size as this painting, was sold at Sothebys in 1993 for £1,725 inc. One of the oils was on cardboard of a woman and inscribed Capri 1852 and sold for £950 plus premium at Christie's in 1996 and the oil on canvas from 1852, was a portrait of a girl and was inscribed Capri and was up for sale at Christie's in 1988 for £300-500. There are 184 auction listings for his work over the last 30 years at artprice.com.
The painting is glazed, in its original gilt slip and is framed in its original 2 inch oak frame. As both of these are in good condition, we decided to leave it as is. It will be supplied with new brass picture hangers, new brass picture wire and will be ready to hang.
Image size: 8 5/8 x 6 1/2 inches - 21.95cm x 16.5cm
Frame size: 13 5/8 x 11 1/2 inches - 34.6cm x 29.25cm
Medium: Oils on card
Condition: Very good condition for a painting that is 138 years old. There is some craquelure to the right of this mouth and to the side of his face to the left of the ear. The mount and frame are in very good condition.
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James Hayllar was born in Chichester, West Sussex in 1829. He studied art at Cary's Art Academy and at the Royal Academy schools. He travelled in Italy between 1851 and 1852, and, judging by the date on this oil, he visited again in the 1880s, and this is one of his paintings from that trip. It is quite rare for one of the 1850s paintings to reach the market, as we have only seen five surface in the last 30 years three oils from 1852 and two watercolours from 1853. Of his first sojourn in Italy, we know little, only that he obviously went to Florence, as one of the two from 1853 was painted there, and also that Frederick, Lord Leighton reputedly painted his panoramic painting Cimabue's Celebrated Madonna in the studio of James Hayllar in Rome. Obviously, on his second visit, he must have visited Naples.
James Hayllar was initially a portrait painter, but turned to genre later in his career, his paintings often featuring pretty girls, a rather beautiful example of which is on his wikipedia page. He exhibited at the Royal Academy 1850-98 also the British Institution and the Royal Society of British Artists of which he was elected a Full Member in 1876. He also exhibited at cities in the provinces. There are 23 of his paintings in the National Collection, which can be viewed at ArtUK.org. They are at various museums throughout the country, including the Victoria & Albert, Southampton AG, Nottingham AG, and Bolton & Plymouth AGs. With George Dunlop Leslie, who also lived in Wallingford, James painted a portrait of Queen Victoria to celebrate her Golden Jubilee in 1887, which hangs in Wallingford Town Hall.
In 1855, he married Ellen Phoebe Cavell (1826-6/11/1901), the aunt of Nurse Edith Cavell, who was shot by the Germans for 'treason' in WWI. They had 9 children, 5 of his daughters became artists, Jessica Ellen 1858-1940, was a figure and genre painter, Edith 1860-1948 also a genre painter, Kate fl.1883-1898 flowers & still life, Mary (Mrs. H. W. Wells) fl. 1880-1885 up to her marriage flowers and landscapes and, according to the 1891 Census, Beatrice, although she isn't listed in the Dictionary of British Artists (Collectors' Club), as are her sisters. Jessica was crippled by an accident is 1900 and thereafter she only painted flowers, especially azaleas. One of his sons, Algernon Victor was an engraver, who is also listed, but he died in 1894 after having an operation under chloroform in the Cape Colony. Another son Ernest Theodore died of acute pneumonia in New South Wales on 3rd July 1900.
In 1875 James and the family moved to a rented house called Castle Priory, a large mansion on the banks of the Thames at Wallingford in Berkshire, which we believe he later purchased. The family had previously lived at 15 Mecklenburgh Square, London W.C. one of the most beautiful garden squares in London, which was previously the home of Ellen. James became a Justice of the Peace in 1893.
James and Ellen had moved to Bournemouth in 1899 and he is listed as a retired artist in the Census of 1901. They lived at Red Holme, 14 Cambridge Road, where Ellen suddely died of heart disease on the 6th November of that year. James was still living at this address with his single daughter Jessica in the 1911 Census with a cook and housemaid. James was still very involved in the arts and energetically organised all the exhibitions of the Bournemouth Art Society until his death in 1920.
Of the two watercolours from his earlier time in Italy, one, a study of a frieze in Florence and dated 1853, sold at Christie's in 2013 for £1,000 including premium, and the other, a study of a merchant's head dated Rome, 1852, and virtually the same size as this painting, was sold at Sothebys in 1993 for £1,725 inc. One of the oils was on cardboard of a woman and inscribed Capri 1852 and sold for £950 plus premium at Christie's in 1996 and the oil on canvas from 1852, was a portrait of a girl and was inscribed Capri and was up for sale at Christie's in 1988 for £300-500. There are 184 auction listings for his work over the last 30 years at artprice.com.
The painting is glazed, in its original gilt slip and is framed in its original 2 inch oak frame. As both of these are in good condition, we decided to leave it as is. It will be supplied with new brass picture hangers, new brass picture wire and will be ready to hang.
Image size: 8 5/8 x 6 1/2 inches - 21.95cm x 16.5cm
Frame size: 13 5/8 x 11 1/2 inches - 34.6cm x 29.25cm
Medium: Oils on card
Condition: Very good condition for a painting that is 138 years old. There is some craquelure to the right of this mouth and to the side of his face to the left of the ear. The mount and frame are in very good condition.
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Category Antique Pictures / Engravings / Art
> Antique Oil Paintings
Date 1883
Early Victorian Antiques Material Oil Painting on Board
Origin English
Artist James Hayllar
Item code as237a2100
Status For Sale
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$615.51
€585.83
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Tel : 01622 812556
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