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Emily Mary Osborn
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Emily Mary Osborn
- For the Last Time
- signed with monogram l.r.
- oil on canvas
- 91.5 by 71cm., 36 by 28in.
Provenance
Paul Harris;
Private collection since 1974
Private collection since 1974
Exhibited
Royal Academy, 1864, no.555;
Nottingham, Castle Museum, Women’s Art Show, 1550 – 1970, 1982, no.60
Nottingham, Castle Museum, Women’s Art Show, 1550 – 1970, 1982, no.60
Literature
James Dafforne, 'British Artists: Their Style and Character - Emily Mary Osborn', in Art Journal, 1864, p.263;
Christopher Wood, Victorian Panorama, Paintings of Victorian Life, 1976, no.103, illustrated p.103
Christopher Wood, Victorian Panorama, Paintings of Victorian Life, 1976, no.103, illustrated p.103
Condition
The canvas has been lined. There is a faint craquelure pattern to the darker areas of the picture.
Ultraviolet light reveals an opaque varnish. There are flecked retouchings across the surface, mainly infilling to craquelure, which have been well executed.
Held in a period gilt plaster frame.
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NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Osborn was one of the few female artists in the mid-nineteenth century to experience critical acclaim for her depictions of modern social and psychological drama. Her reputation was largely based upon her paintings of women in moments of heightened emotion, including The Governess of 1860 which was purchased by Queen Victoria and Nameless and Friendless (sold in these rooms, 19 November 2008, lot 115, now at Tate) one of the best-known paintings by a female Victorian. The present picture depicts two demure young sisters visiting the death-bed of a relative accompanied by a sympathetic dog.