Arthur Trevor Haddon (British, 1864–1941)

Arthur Trevor Haddon R.B.A. (British, 1864–1941)

Halt by the Way

Oil on Canvas

• Signed lower right.
• Similar listed to $36,000.00 USD at auction. 
• There are 19 paintings by this artist in the British National Art Collection.
• Painting - 46cm x 61cm
• Frame - 71cm x 87cm 

Lot Notes

A very fine example of the work of British artist Arthur Trevor Haddon depicting figures resting by a riverside water fountain, presumably in Spain.  Signed lower right.

Condition

In very fine condition.  The canvas has been professionally wax lined and with the back coloured black.  There is fine craquelure throughout and with the odd tiny speck of paint loss to the sky visible on close inspection.  Clean, most attractive, well framed and ready to hang.

Artist Information

Arthur Trevor Haddon, also known as Trevor Haddon, was a British painter and illustrator.  Arthur Trevor Haddon was born on 22 August 1864 in London. He won a scholarship to the prestigious Slade School of Fine Art and enrolled in 1883. There, he studied under Alphonse Legros. He also studied with Hubert von Herkomer from 1888 to 1890.  Although he lived primarily in London and Cambridge, Haddon traveled to Rome, Madrid, Venice, California, South America, Hawaii, and Asia. He died in Cambridge on December 13, 1941, at age 77.