Estate / Collection: Property from a Greenwich Residence
British, 1734-1802
Portrait of a Lady, Traditionally Thought to be Mrs. Maria Anne Fitzherbert
1789-1792
Oil on canvas
36 x 28 inches (91.4 x 71.2 cm)
Frame 44 1/2 x 36 3/8 inches (113.1 x 92.4 cm)
Provenance:
An English nobleman
[Sale] Sotheby's London, May 15, 1929, lot 65
Acquired from the above by Sampson
Frederick T. Haskell, by whom given to
The Art Institute of Chicago
Deaccessioned by the above at
[Sale] Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, May 4, 1944, lot 51
Acquired from the above by Stanley Switlik
By descent in his family until sold at
[Sale] Sotheby’s New York, April 24, 1995, lot 165 (purchased post-sale)
Private collection
Published:
Alex Kidson, George Romney: A Complete Catalogue of His Paintings (New Haven, 2015), Vol. III, p. 747, cat. no. 1653, illus., as "Unknown Woman (called 'Mrs. Maria Anne Fitzherbert')/Untraced"
This painting remained unlocated after its sale in 1995 until it recently came to light. We are grateful to Alex Kidson for confirming its authenticity and its date of 1789-92. The correct identity of the sitter remains unknown at present.
Sold for $7,680
Estimated at $8,000 - $12,000
Includes Buyer's Premium
Estate / Collection: Property from a Greenwich Residence
British, 1734-1802
Portrait of a Lady, Traditionally Thought to be Mrs. Maria Anne Fitzherbert
1789-1792
Oil on canvas
36 x 28 inches (91.4 x 71.2 cm)
Frame 44 1/2 x 36 3/8 inches (113.1 x 92.4 cm)
Provenance:
An English nobleman
[Sale] Sotheby's London, May 15, 1929, lot 65
Acquired from the above by Sampson
Frederick T. Haskell, by whom given to
The Art Institute of Chicago
Deaccessioned by the above at
[Sale] Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, May 4, 1944, lot 51
Acquired from the above by Stanley Switlik
By descent in his family until sold at
[Sale] Sotheby’s New York, April 24, 1995, lot 165 (purchased post-sale)
Private collection
Published:
Alex Kidson, George Romney: A Complete Catalogue of His Paintings (New Haven, 2015), Vol. III, p. 747, cat. no. 1653, illus., as "Unknown Woman (called 'Mrs. Maria Anne Fitzherbert')/Untraced"
This painting remained unlocated after its sale in 1995 until it recently came to light. We are grateful to Alex Kidson for confirming its authenticity and its date of 1789-92. The correct identity of the sitter remains unknown at present.
Glue relined. Some flattening of the paint surface. Scattered areas of restoration on the lady's dress; shadows and contours reinforced. A few touches elsewhere.
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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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