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Gerald HastingsWakeman (b. circa 1864)
THE NOSE OF HOWTH, 1909 and ANOTHER HOWTH SCENE
watercolour; (2)
each signed lower left; the first with title and date [29/5/09 4pm] re-written on backing board
9 x 5½in. (22.86 x 13.97cm)
Wakeman is listed on the 1901 and 1910 census with addresses in Clonturk, Drumcondra Rural” and later 8 David Road,
Whitworth Road, Drumcondra. He exhibited widely from the David Road address from 1904 with the Watercolour
Society of Ireland and Oireachtas (1907 and 1911). Landscapes in County Dublin dominate but other areas exhibited
included Belfast, Portrush, Southampton, Putney Heath and Hampshire. The 1901 census records his occupation as
“Draugtsman in the Registration of Titles Office, Chancory Divison, High Court of Justice Ireland” aged 34 years. He lived
at this juncture with his aunt Louisa Alethea Perrin, 70 years.”
€300-€500 (£220-£360 approx.)
Large Image & Place Bid Lot 100Christmas Auction Ar t & Collectibles 8 December 2015