A Game of Dominos – Brittany
by William Henry Bartlett
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Country of origin: Ireland
Medium: Oil on canvas
Signed: Signed & dated 1894 lower right
Dated: 1894
Condition: Very good original condition
Size: 21.00" x 32.00" (53.3cm x 81.3cm)
Framed size: 27.00" x 38.00" (68.6cm x 96.5cm)
Provenance: Private UK collection
Further information: This is one of a rare series of works Bartlett painted of Breton figures playing games in interiors. Each of the scenes contains many of the same figures featured in each work. Other scenes in this series include "A Game of Billiards" and "Winning Shot", the later setting a then world record price of £47,500 GBP at Sothebys in London.
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Artist biography
View full artist profileWilliam Henry Bartlett was born in Ireland and moved to Paris to study under Gérôme at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. He exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Français and gained a medal at the 1889 Exposition Universelle; he was declared hors-concours and was made an Officier of the Légion d'Honneur. He exhibited at the Society of British Artists and at the Royal Academy from 1880.
In the Journal d'Art, from the years 1894-1897, many drawings, illustrations and landscapes are by William Henry Bartlett.
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