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Edgar Hunt BiographyBritish ( 1876 - 1955)One of the most accomplished animal painters of his day, Edgar Hunt is particularly famous for his farmyard paintings, painted with meticulous detail and finish. He was born in Birmingham of humble parentage, the son of a part-time art teacher, who greatly encouraged his son's talent. |
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As a child, he spent much
of his time sketching from farm life, and
was considerably influenced by his brother,
Walter Hunt a skilful animal painter in his
own right. By his mid twenties Edgar Hunt had made
up his mind to devote himself entirely to
the depiction of farmyard animals. |
The artist lived in the Midlands and sold many of his pictures there. As a result of the Industrial Revolution the middle classes in England had grown increasingly wealthy. Those who had made money in the towns yearned nostalgically for an image of the country and the demand for animal paintings was huge both in England and abroad. Edgar Hunt continued the tradition of English animal painting which had begun with Landseer. Landseer was the first English artist to portray animals for their own sake, imbuing them with human characteristics and emotion. Other artists of the period continuing the pastoral tradition were T.S. Cooper, E. Verboeckhoven and Verhoesen. | |||||||
He was best known for Edgar Hunt paintings of chickens but the artist also painted other birds such as ducks which were very popular during the period. Donkeys, goats and ponies were also in demand and at which he excelled. He was not a public man and rarely exhibited Edgar Hunt painting. However, he did show eleven animal scenes at the Royal Society of Artists in Birmingham and ‘Feathered Friends’ was exhibited at the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool. Edgar Hunt was a great friend of the artist J.F. Herring Jr. (1815-1907) by whom he was influenced artistically. Highly successful during his life-time, he remains ever popular to this day with collectors throughout the world avidly seeking Edgar Hunt farm animals oil painting. |