'oelgemälde' (The Love Letter), Circa 1898-1902
47 cms (18.5 ins)
Given to the artist "Duddingstone (sic) Herdman" and titled to exhibition label to the frame verso
made in 1902
Lot offered for sale by Waddington's, Toronto at the auction event "British & Continental Art" held on Thu, Oct 15, 2020.
Lot 40
Lot 40
Estimate: CAD $3,000 - $5,000
Realised: CAD $3,600
Realised: CAD $3,600
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Provenance:
With R. Jackson & Son, Liverpool 1898 framer's label verso;
Collection of Mr. John Nanton Clark, by descent from his mother and step-father, Percy Humphrey, who reportedly acquired the painting in trade for a violin;
Estate of John Nanton Clark, ON
Exhibitions:
Münchener Jahresausstellung, 1902, exhibition label verso inscribed painted by "Duddingstone Herdman" and titled 'Oelgemälde' ('The Love Letter') with the artist's address: '13 Bruntsfield Crescent, Edinburgh' in pen and ink to label verso; and another label for this exhibition, numbered Cat. "No. 285" to the side of the frame verso;
Inscribed "Society of Scottish Artists, Edinburgh" to a second handwritten exhibition label for the Münchener Jahresausstellung, 1902 exhibition.
With R. Jackson & Son, Liverpool 1898 framer's label verso;
Collection of Mr. John Nanton Clark, by descent from his mother and step-father, Percy Humphrey, who reportedly acquired the painting in trade for a violin;
Estate of John Nanton Clark, ON
Exhibitions:
Münchener Jahresausstellung, 1902, exhibition label verso inscribed painted by "Duddingstone Herdman" and titled 'Oelgemälde' ('The Love Letter') with the artist's address: '13 Bruntsfield Crescent, Edinburgh' in pen and ink to label verso; and another label for this exhibition, numbered Cat. "No. 285" to the side of the frame verso;
Inscribed "Society of Scottish Artists, Edinburgh" to a second handwritten exhibition label for the Münchener Jahresausstellung, 1902 exhibition.
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 Waddington's auction house for permission to use.
(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with Waddington's auction house for permission to use.