120
Thomas Blinks (British, 1853 - 1910)
Estimate:
€4,000 - €6,000
Passed
Live Auction
Irish & International Art
Size
10 by 18in. (25.4 by 45.7cm)
Description
Title: ON THE SCENT, 1904
Note: Thomas Blinks was one of the foremost sporting and animal painters of his generation. Born in London in 1860, he showed early artistic promise and, following an abortive apprenticeship as a tailor, and in spite of his father's disapproval, he committed to a career as a painter. He was largely self-taught and gleaned much from time spent at Tattersalls, studying his subject and soon becoming sought after for his hunting subjects and paintings of dogs, both in Great Britain and particularly the United States. Blinks exhibited in London at the Dudley Gallery from 1881, the Royal Society of Artists the following year, and at the Royal Academy from 1883 to 1910, exhibiting also at the Suffolk Street Galleries.In 1885 Blinks had moved from the family home in Kentish Town to St. John's Wood, a well-to-do area of London, home to some of London's most successful artists, including Tissot and Alma-Tadema, an indication of Blink's patronage and success. Blinks died at home in 1912, and his popularity as a sporting artist remains to this day.
Note: Thomas Blinks was one of the foremost sporting and animal painters of his generation. Born in London in 1860, he showed early artistic promise and, following an abortive apprenticeship as a tailor, and in spite of his father's disapproval, he committed to a career as a painter. He was largely self-taught and gleaned much from time spent at Tattersalls, studying his subject and soon becoming sought after for his hunting subjects and paintings of dogs, both in Great Britain and particularly the United States. Blinks exhibited in London at the Dudley Gallery from 1881, the Royal Society of Artists the following year, and at the Royal Academy from 1883 to 1910, exhibiting also at the Suffolk Street Galleries.In 1885 Blinks had moved from the family home in Kentish Town to St. John's Wood, a well-to-do area of London, home to some of London's most successful artists, including Tissot and Alma-Tadema, an indication of Blink's patronage and success. Blinks died at home in 1912, and his popularity as a sporting artist remains to this day.
Medium
oil on canvas
Signature
signed and dated lower left
