16th Jul, 2022 9:30 GMT/BST
British, European and Sporting Art
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Circle of Thomas Murray (1663-1735)
Portrait of a young lady, half length, wearing an aquamarine silk dress with white chemise and gold decorated wrap, historically known as "Princess" Charlotte
Oil on canvas, 57.5cm dia. (oval)
Contained in a carved gilt frame.
Provenance: J A Howrie?, 20.9.(19)41 according to label to reverse
Cyril Stone dealer, Hove, 1984
Private collection
Sold for £1,700
Estimated at £800 - £1,200
Old reline, cleaned and revarnished. Surface is slightly flattened from the restoration process and the paint is thin in places. Some surface dirt and discoloured varnish now in evidence. Likely some general strengthening throughout background. Evidence of some relativlely fine and sporadic retouching and infilling to old craquelure and flaked paint across the face; Somewhat more concentrated around the central area of the forehead, under her right eye and the upper part of her right ear. Parts of the chest area also with some retouching in addition to edges in general. Some later minor rubbing to edges present now as a result of proximity to frame. Some strengthening to shadows and definition of the drapery. Mostly fine stable craquelure throughout. Very slight buckle to canvas around face.
Auction: British, European and Sporting Art, 16th Jul, 2022
'In a Ligurian Garden', an important lost work by Henry Herbert La Thangue, is to be sold in the British, European and Sporting Art Sale on 16th July with an estimate of £70,000-100,000 plus buyer's premium. The painting was recently rediscovered in Yorkshire, having been passed down through the family of Sir William Prince-Smith (1898-1964) and his wife Marjorie, manufacturers of textile machinery from Keighley, West Yorkshire. View lot
Henry Herbert La Thangue RA (1859-1929) was one of the leading exponents of British Impressionism, who had become enamoured with painting 'en plein air' on a youthful painting trip to Brittany in 1881 with friend and fellow artist Stanhope Forbes, one of the founders of the Newlyn School of Painters. On his return to England he settled in Sussex, painting farm labourers in idyllic, rustic surroundings, recording a way of English rural life that was fast being lost to increasing industrialisation.
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Sunday 10 July 11am-4pm, Monday 11 July to Friday 15 July 10am-4pm and morning of sale from 8am. Viewing is open to the public, there is no need to make an appointment.
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