John Wentworth Russell (1879-1959) - Café, Berneval

Café, Berneval

oil on board
30.5 cms x 40.6 cms (12 ins x 16 ins)
Signed and inscribed "Berneval" lower right
Lot offered for sale by Cowley Abbott, Toronto at the auction event "Artwork from an Important Private Collection" held on Thu, Dec 1, 2022.
Lot 41572
Estimate: CAD $2,500 - $3,500
Realised: CAD $19,200

Lot description - from the online catalogue*

Provenance:
Anna Russell, Toronto

Acquired by the present Private Collection, after 1983

Literature:
"Newton MacTavish Papers", Toronto Reference Library

Newton MacTavish, ‘Mr. Russell’s Art’, "Paintings by Mr. John Russell at the Galleries of Louis Ralston", 548 Fifth Avenue, New York, March 1911

Newton MacTavish, ‘The Art of John Russell’, "Canadian Magazine", XXXVI:6 (36:6), pages 557‒565

Newton MacTavish, ‘A Day in the Luxembourg’, "The Canadian Magazine", XL:2 (40:2), pages 121‒127
Most realised prices include the Buyer's Premium of 18-25%, but not the HST/GST Tax.
(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with Cowley Abbott auction house for permission to use.
Café, Berneval by artist John Wentworth Russell