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Signed and dated; oil on panel, 6 X 9E ins. (15.2 X 24.8 cms.)
Exhibited: Royal Academy, 1891, no. 920

This poignant little study of lamplight, although neo-classical in subject, owes more to Atkinson Grimshaw than to Poynter, or perhaps even to the Dutch luminist, Schendel. Laden with 'mood', it is a dark picture that is full of light.

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Frank Hobden 1879-1930

Hobden lived in South Benfleet, and made its locality the subject of a number of landscapes. His works are often on a small scale, very closely controlled tonally and painstakingly finished, as if they were miniatures. He also illustrated a number of books. He exhibited at the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, RA, RI, ROI and RBA, to which he was elected in 1901.