c.1885 Listed British W. H. Trood Animal Oil on Canvas - "Deliberation"

c.1885 Listed British W. H. Trood Animal Oil on Canvas - "Deliberation"

William Henry Hamilton Trood (1860-1899) 3-Part Series

 First oil on canvas, in the 3 part cat series by the famous English animal painter, William Henry Hamilton Trood (British, 1860-1899). Trood is very well known for his animal paintings - his auctions records are extremely strong, with this size fetching in the $3,000 - $6,000 range.

This wonderful animal painting is typical of Trood in that it demonstrates his perfection of the form of the cat, as well as his precise attention to detail. It shows a cat at the edge of a pond watching the fish anticipating his catch - the stretcher is marked in pencil, "Deliberation".

Signed, "W.H. Trood" and dated 1885 on the lower left corner.

The canvas and stretcher are original - the frame is a newer replacement. There are no cuts or holes in the canvas, no patches, and the canvas has not been relined. The stretcher is stamped, "Made in England".

Size is 11 1/2" x 16 7/8" - framed 14 1/2" x 19 3/4". Condition is very good - a couple of minor losses that would benefit from inpainting - probably could use a cleaning to brighten up the colors.

NOTE: There are random pinhead sized dots of light in the images caused by camera lighting - NOT damage!

The actual painting is more detailed and crisp than the images suggest.

Please see my other auctions for the other 2 paintings in this series, "Satisfaction" and "Determination".

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