The Importunate Author (Illustrating Act 3, Scene 2 Of Molière's "Femmes Savantes"), 1822
24.75 cms (9.74 ins)
made in 1822
Lot offered for sale by Waddington's, Toronto at the auction event "International Art" held on Thu, Jun 13, 2019.
Lot 724
Lot 724
Estimate: CAD $3,000 - $5,000
Sale price withheld by the Auction house
Sale price withheld by the Auction house
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Provenance:
Private American collection of Edward Newton Perkins, Boston according to the 1893 exhibition listing;
Charles B. Perkins, 23 Perkins? Street, Jamaica, inscribed in pen and ink to label verso;
With Fraser-Pinney's, Montreal in 1995 as "The Important Manuscript";
Private Collection, Saint Leonard, QC
Exhibitions:
Retrospective Exhibit of American Painting, World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1893, to partial label verso
Notes:
Title and date taken from the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition catalogue, (page 59, entry 2839) where it was featured in the Retrospective Exhibit of American Painting in the Arts Palace, gallery 4, as part of a private American collection of Edward Newton Perkins, Boston.
Private American collection of Edward Newton Perkins, Boston according to the 1893 exhibition listing;
Charles B. Perkins, 23 Perkins? Street, Jamaica, inscribed in pen and ink to label verso;
With Fraser-Pinney's, Montreal in 1995 as "The Important Manuscript";
Private Collection, Saint Leonard, QC
Exhibitions:
Retrospective Exhibit of American Painting, World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1893, to partial label verso
Notes:
Title and date taken from the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition catalogue, (page 59, entry 2839) where it was featured in the Retrospective Exhibit of American Painting in the Arts Palace, gallery 4, as part of a private American collection of Edward Newton Perkins, Boston.
Most realised prices include the Buyer's Premium of 18-25%, but not the HST/GST Tax.
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(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with Waddington's auction house for permission to use.