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Still-Life with Fish (© Christchurch Mansion)
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© Christchurch Mansion

Still-Life with Fish

Artist: Charles Samuel Keene (1823 - 1891)

Location: Christchurch Mansion

Date: 1860 - 1880

Materials: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 58 x 86 cm

Grant:

Amount Paid: £5,000 (Total: £20,000)

Vendor: Martin Chapman

Review number: 3916 (1993)

Provenance:
Found by the vendor in a shop, who later identified it.

Description:
Keene was better known for his role as the illustrator for Punch magazine. However, Keene's work was greatly admired by French artists and was known for his excellent draughtsmanship and his adept painting and his astute sense of colour.

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