Yeend King painting to whet auction goers appetite

The Trespassers by Henry John Yeend King should be a strong attraction for auction goers at Mossgreen’s European and Asian antiques and art sale from 6.30pm on Tuesday March 4.

Born in London on August 21, 1855, Yeend King was an important Victorian genre and landscape artist who began his education as a choirboy.

He continued his schooling at the Philological School before being apprenticed to the glass painters O'Connor's and then to study painting under artist William Bromley.

From there King went to Paris, where he was influenced by French Realists and Impressionists, which helped mould his fully matured style of carefully modelled figures, plein air technique and bold coloration.
King lived in London for most of his life, however, like many of his contemporaries his heart was 'in the country'.

Travelling extensively throughout England and France in search of suitable subject matter, his specialty was scenes of rustic genre and the countryside – almost never showing the heavily industrialized cities.

His paintings depict pretty farm girls (often using his own daughter as a model) at work in the fields or on the farm – much like the French Realist artist Julien Dupré; or women at rest in tranquil landscapes or cottage gardens.
The auction contains a range of Satsuma and cloisonné vases and other ceramic pieces, and ivory Okimono figures.
Also present is an ebonised German Bechstein grand piano and a range of late 19^th century French and Louis XVI style and Victorian furniture