Catherine White
Head of Sale
Lot 25AR
Kurt Jackson R.W.A.
(British, born 1961)
Rabbit Fence, Wind Break, Runner Beans
22 March 2023, 13:00 GMT
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £15,300 inc. premium
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Kurt Jackson R.W.A. (British, born 1961)
Rabbit Fence, Wind Break, Runner Beans
signed and dated 'Kurt J 06' (lower right), titled 'rabbit fence wind break runner beans' (upper centre), inscribed 'rabbit fence/wind break/Autumn/OLD Runners caroline' (lower left)
oil and pencil on canvas
122 x 121.5cm (48 1/16 x 47 13/16in).
signed and dated 'Kurt J 06' (lower right), titled 'rabbit fence wind break runner beans' (upper centre), inscribed 'rabbit fence/wind break/Autumn/OLD Runners caroline' (lower left)
oil and pencil on canvas
122 x 121.5cm (48 1/16 x 47 13/16in).
Footnotes
Provenance
With Messums, London, where acquired by the present owner, circa 2007-8
Private Collection, U.K.
Kurt Jackson's paintings are more than just landscapes. His work straddles the boundary between art and politics by bringing attention to the fragility of the natural world. Cemented by the artist's studies in Zoology at the University of Oxford, Jackson's love of landscape is underpinned by an urgent call to protect and conserve our environment. This interest is clearly illustrated by Jackson's artist-residencies with Greenpeace and the Eden Project. His large-scale paintings, often created en-plein-air, are imbued with a sense of movement that reminds us of the joy and beauty of nature, and why it should be protected. The present lot depicts a more domestic landscape than Jackson typically paints, giving us an insight into the artist's personal relationship with nature.