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A Bit of Guernsey

Artist (London, England, 1853 - 1943)
Mediumoil on canvas
ClassificationsPaintings And Drawings
DimensionsOverall: Height: 51 cm, Width: 70.7 cm
Frame: Height: 75 cm, Width: 94 cm
AcquisitionAlexander Macdonald Bequest, 1901.
CopyrightOut of copyright - CC0
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG002772
About MeAllan James Hook was the son of James Clark Hook who has paintings exhibited here. This landscape has been composed to form a balanced and pleasing composition. The river and the fence draws the eye through the landscape and behind the dark trees.


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Hook was the son of James Clerk Hook, whose work is also in Aberdeen’s collection.

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