Lot 271: John Faed (1819 - 1902) Royal Scottish Academy. Oil On Canvas

John Faed Royal Scottish Acadaemy Oil on Canvas Titled "The Practice". Signed.John Faed was a self-taught artist and received early encouragement from an Edinburgh collector who had settled locally. He painted miniatures until 1840, when he moved to Edinburgh, and he attended classes at the Trustees' Academy there. Being hard-working and cautious he continued in the 'cramped minuteness' of miniature painting against his true inclination. The Evening Hour (Children of Dr Archibald Bennie) (1847; Edinburgh, National Gallery), painted on a piece of ivory 330×241 mm, shows his portrait style at the height of his success as a miniaturist. By the late 1840s he had begun to exhibit oils at the Royal Scottish Academy, of which the Trysting Place (1848; Glasgow, Art Gallery & Museum) was among his earliest. During the 1850s he received two commissions from the Royal Association for the Promotion of the Fine Arts in Scotland for illustrations to Robert Burns, including Tam O'Shanter (1856). A Wappenschaw (1863; Edinburgh, Offices of the NT Scotland), an ambitious work depicting a feudal shooting contest with some 40 figures. In 1864 John followed his brother Thomas Faed to London. In later life John was free to indulge his early ambition to become a history painter. In order to paint the Warning before Flodden (1875; Wolverhampton, Art Gallery), he first borrowed historical costumes from Mme Tussaud's waxworks. He settled at Gatehouse in 1880. Frame is 25 1/4" x 20 1/2" Canvas is 17 3/4" x 13 5/8" All item for this Auction Located in in Hollywood Florida Warehouse For Shipping Call today for quote they have item numbers and Pak Mail is available for all your custom packaging and shipping needs. We can package, palletize, crate, insure and ship to any Domestic or International location. All packaging and shipping fees must be paid in full before shipment is released. On international shipments, consignee is responsible for all Duties, Taxes, Customs Clearance or any destination fees that apply. Please visit our website @ www.pakmail.com/us770 for contact information or to get a quote. (Let us know you are a winning bidder from the Puckett auction so we can correctly arrange pick up for your item) Telephone number is 954 522 4550 Pak Mail www.pakmail.com/us770 email us770@pakmail.com Monday Friday 9 am to 6pm Sat 10 am 3 pm

John Faed is represented in the following collections: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City; Cleveland Museum of Art, Ohio; Wolverhampton Art Gallery, UK; Glasgow Art Gallery & Museum, UK; National Gallery, Edinburgh, Royal Scottish Academy.