ORIGINAL OIL ON CANVAS - HARRY BROOKER 1848 - 1940 Start Price GBP 7,999.00 Current Price GBP 7,999.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Tuesday, July 08, 2008 End Time Friday, July 18, 2008 Location West Midlands See more about 'ORIGINAL OIL ON CANVAS - HARRY BROOKER 1848 - 1940' Description   HARRY BROOKER (1848 - 1940)   'ON PARADE'   OIL ON CANVAS   A RARE OPPORTUNITY TO ACQUIRE AN ORIGINAL PIECE OF WORK BY THE VICTORIAN ARTIST HARRY BROOKER. HIS ART IS SOUGHT AFTER AND HIGHLY COLLECTABLE. Harry Brooker was born in August 1848 near Regents Park in London and lived till September 1940 when he suffered a stroke during an air raid. He married Edmee Isabel Short (featured on one of his paintings known as the Treasured Volume) and they had 6 children. His wife Edmee died in 1920 which may explain the end of period of his painting (although he was 72 years old by that time!). He has a number of descendants that are still alive today in England, Australia and America. Harry Brooker was a 'genre painter', meaning that he portrayed domestic scenes, often of children at play. Between 1875 and 1920 he painted in excess of 120 paintings including portraits and still life. Many of these paintings still exist in both private collections and a few can be seen in galleries open to the public. He exhibited at the Royal Academy and other London and provincial exhibitions. Since 1970, over 100 of these paintings have come up for auction typically fetching prices between £1000 and £30000. A NUMBER OF HIS PIECES ARE EXHIBITED IN GALLERIES. ONE OF BROOKER'S ORIGINALS CALLED 'THE SWEET SHOP' RECENTLY SOLD FOR IN EXCESS OF £16,000 AT BONHAMS IN LONDON.   THIS PIECE HAS BEEN VALUED BY CHRISTIES IN LONDON WITH AN ESTIMATE OF £7000 - £10000.   TAKE A LOOK AT THE CURRENT PRICE OF HIS WORKS AT http://www.artnet.com/PDB/PublicLotDetails.aspx?lot_id=424697795&page=1 74cm x 65cm including the frame. THIS IS A GENUINE PIECE OF TOP LEVEL ART. ANY QUESTIONS OR IF YOU WOULD LIKE MORE PHOTOGRAPHS (I NEED YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS FOR THAT) ETC, PLEASE DON'T HESITATE TO ASK.  COST OF SHIPPING TO ANY ADDRESS WITHIN THE UNITED STATES IS $200. Place a Bid!