Edgar hunt artist biography
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Edgar Hunt - Wikipedia
Edgar painted birds and fruit as well as his well-known animal subjects.As a child, Edgar spent much of his time sketching from farm life, and was considerably influenced by his brother, Walter Hunt, a skilful animal painter in his own right. By his mid twenties he had made up his mind to devote himself entirely to the depiction of farmyard animals.His compositions, usually on small canvases, were mostly of farmyard scenes in which domestic poultry and their broods predominated; although calves, pigs and rabbits were often introduced.
He worked in a meticulous manner not a feather or a hair was out of place. His style is immediately recognisable, hardly changing throughout his career.Edgar was of a retiring disposition and seldom exhibited his work, preferring to spend his life with the animals he owned and Edgar Hunt - Biography - askART TOLE