Estate / Collection: Property from the estates of the distinguished art history professor Margery Williams Adams and Dr. George Carlisle Adams, Charlotte, NC
Portrait of a Gentleman formerly thought to be Ernest Augustus, Duke of Cumberland
Oil on canvas
29 3/4 x 25 inches (75.5 x 63.5 cm)
Frame 36 1/2 x 31 3/4 inches (92.8 x 80.8 cm)
Provenance:
Collection of Dr. Carlisle Adams and Professor Margery Williams Adams, Professor of Art History at Queens University, Charlotte, NC
Sold for $960
Estimated at $800 - $1,200
Includes Buyer's Premium
Estate / Collection: Property from the estates of the distinguished art history professor Margery Williams Adams and Dr. George Carlisle Adams, Charlotte, NC
Portrait of a Gentleman formerly thought to be Ernest Augustus, Duke of Cumberland
Oil on canvas
29 3/4 x 25 inches (75.5 x 63.5 cm)
Frame 36 1/2 x 31 3/4 inches (92.8 x 80.8 cm)
Provenance:
Collection of Dr. Carlisle Adams and Professor Margery Williams Adams, Professor of Art History at Queens University, Charlotte, NC
Glue relined. There is a small hole roughly 6 inches to the right of the sitter's head, patched from the back, but not restored. Restoration around the eyes. Scattered areas of restoration on the jacket and in the background.
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Auction: Old Master Paintings / English & Continental Silver, Furniture & Decorative Arts, May 21, 2024
NEW YORK, NY -- Doyle's auction on May 21, 2024 saw exceptional results for Old Master & 19th Century Paintings, Drawings & Prints. Bidders on both sides of the Atlantic vied for landscapes, nautical paintings, still lifes, portraits and religious subjects by European artists from the Renaissance through the 19th century.
Simon Jacobsz de Vlieger - Sold for $419,600
Highlighting the sale was Dutch artist Simon Jacobsz de Vlieger’s view of A Coastal Landscape with Dutch Frigates Exchanging Salutes that soared past its estimate of $60,000-80,000 to achieve a stunning $419,600. Simon Jacobsz de Vlieger (1601-1653) was one of the most important and influential Dutch marine painters of the 17th century. This sweeping view of ships off the coast of Holland, painted in the late 1640s, is a classic example of his late style, which emphasized the atmospheric effects of water and sky along the North Sea.
Venetian Vedute & the Grand Tour
Another noteworthy offering was A View of the Piazza San Marco, Looking East toward the Basilica attributed to Apollonio Domenichini (The Master of the Langmatt Foundation Views). Read Essay
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