A Sunny Day in Winter

Artist Allan James Hook (London, England, 1853 - 1943)

Datec. 1878

Mediumoil on panel

ClassificationsPaintings And Drawings

DimensionsOverall: Height: 31.6 cm, Width: 44.5 cm
Frame: Height: 43.3 cm, Width: 56.2 cm

AcquisitionAlexander Macdonald Bequest, 1901.

CopyrightOut of copyright - CC0

LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub

Object numberABDAG002774

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About MeAllan James Hook came from a family of painters and travelled extensively with his father, who also specialised in seascapes. In 1872 they had been in Shetland and in Allan James Hook's biography of his father he mentions that on the return trip they stayed with the Aberdeen art collector Alexander Macdonald and took the opportunity to paint the picturesque coastline:-

"While we had been passing close inshore along the coast of Aberdeenshire in the steamer coming from Shetland, we had noticed some fishing villages that looked as if they might be worth a visit. So after our stay under Macdonald's roof we went northward and settled down for a time at Collieston, where my father found plenty of occupation for the rest of the northern summer".

The Hooks returned to the North East several times and it must have been on one of these trips that this view was painted. Though the sea is calm and the sky clear Hook's quick brushstrokes imbue the scene with a lively freshness.

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When travelling with his artist father, Hook would seek out remote coastal areas, and the north east of Scotland provided great opportunities for painting, as seen in this uplifting impression.