MARY FEDDEN. THE GRAPE HARVEST. 1999. SOLD
MARY FEDDEN. THE GRAPE HARVEST. 1999. SOLD
Image size: 11” x 14.5” / 28cm x 37cm
Size including frame: 19.75” x 22” / 50cm x 56cm
Medium: Gouache on handmade paper
Signed and dated: “Fedden 1999”
Framing: Mounted and framed behind glass in a simple ‘antiqued’ gilded frame
Provenance: Emer Gallery, Belfast, in 2002 where purchased by a private collector
MARY FEDDEN. THE GRAPE HARVEST. 1999.
The Grape Harvest is a larger than usual gouache painting by Mary Fedden that celebrates the beauty of the landscape and the simple rural traditions of a bygone age. I cannot be sure exactly where this scene is set, but I think France or Tuscany seem highly likely.
As Mary Fedden said “Each of my paintings is a mixture of things that I’m looking at, and my thoughts and imagination. I never paint away from the studio. Occasionally I draw in my garden; in fact I spend a lot of time in the garden. It overlooks the river Thames, which is always changing and in its way is quite inspirational. And of course I used to travel extensively, particularly in France and Tuscany, and as a result there are many sketchbooks full of ideas. These remain incredibly valuable to me. If I haven’t a subject that I especially want to paint, I look through some of my sketchbooks to find an idea that excites me.”
The Grape Harvest is in excellent condition.
MARY FEDDEN. THE GRAPE HARVEST. 1999
