01 Nov
Project Description
Description: Oil on cardboard, 24.2 x 33 cm. Signed 'L.W. HAWKINS. ' (bottom right)Catalogue note: Louis Welden Hawkins was born in Germany of English parents, later taking French nationality. He was a detailed Symbolist painter. Hawkins attended the Académie Julian in Paris and rose to fame after his expositions in the Salon de la Société des Artistes Francais. His first works were shown in the Salon in 1881. After that, expositions followed at the Salon de la Société des Beaux Artes (1894–1911), the Salon de la Rose+Croix (1894–95) and La Libre Esthétique in Brussels. Hawkins spent his last years in Brittany, where he painted mostly landscapes. The artist died on 1 May 1910 and was honoured a year later at the Salon Nationale.
Provenance: Acquired from Christie’s, Sale 16485, Lot 97, Invoice no. DB18003025
Catalogue no.: 2018P0062-LWH