William Paddock
Portrait of Thomas Hardy, 1896
Oil on canvas
30 x 25 inches
Signed and dated - inscribed with title to stretcher verso
£18500.00
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Note: Paddock was first a follower of Whistler, but it was through his association with William Strang that he made contact with Hardy. The writer was 56 when this portrait was painted. In 1895, the previous year, Hardy published his last stand alone novel - Jude The Obscure.