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Blyth bought three hunters <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r two being still lifes now in <strong>the</strong> Kirkcaldy Museum collection. this small, beautifully<br />
painted oil is unusual in hunter’s oeuvre for its subject. <strong>The</strong> Showcase is to be illustrated in William smith’s forthcoming<br />
biography <strong>of</strong> hunter where he writes: “silhouetting form against a light background and displaying an almost oriental<br />
sense <strong>of</strong> decoration is evident in <strong>The</strong> Showcase. <strong>the</strong> vases, jars and bowl are arranged by shape – long, short or squat – on<br />
<strong>the</strong> various levels <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> sideboard. <strong>the</strong>n to enliven a potentially static display, hunter adorns <strong>the</strong> largest vase with a<br />
magnificent display <strong>of</strong> foliage and picks out accents <strong>of</strong> bright colour in <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r vases. <strong>the</strong> piece <strong>of</strong> furniture is still in<br />
<strong>the</strong> possession <strong>of</strong> hunter’s family.”<br />
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