Lot 146: FRANCES HODGKINS (1869-1947) - Christmas Tree

FRANCES HODGKINS (1869-1947)
Christmas Tree
signed 'Frances Hodgkins' (lower centre)
oil on canvas
50 x 40 in. (127 x 101.6 cm.)
Painted in the early 1940s.


PROVENANCE:
Acquired directly from the artist by Dr Leonard D. Hamilton in July 1945.
EXHIBITED:
Dunedin, Arts Council of New Zealand, Public Art Gallery, Frances Hodgkins
1869-1947, April - May 1969, no. 100: this exhibition travelled to Christchurch,
Robert McDougall Art Gallery, June 1969; Wellington, National Art Gallery,
July 1969; Auckland, City Art Gallery, August 1969; Melbourne, National
Gallery of Victoria, October 1969; and London, Commonwealth Institute
Gallery, February 1970.
LITERATURE:
Exhibition catalogue, Frances Hodgkins 1869-1947, Dunedin, Arts Council of
New Zealand, Public Art Gallery, n.p. no. 100, illustrated.
This painting was a conspicuous feature of the artist's studio during the war
years. Dr Hamilton and his wife bought it in July 1945 after meeting Frances
Hodgkins at Corfe Castle and being invited to her studio.