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Lot 109
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Hugh Goldwin Riviere, 1869-1956

Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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Description

  • Hugh Goldwin Riviere
  • portrait of a lady, traditionally identified as Mrs. Wallace
  • signed and dated 1903
  • oil on canvas, held in a carved wood frame
  • 128x103cm.; 50½x42½in.

Catalogue Note

Hugh Goldwin Riviere  was the son of the animal painter Briton Riviere. He primarily painted portraits, for which he was elected into the Royal Society of Portrait Painters, as well as many literary subjects including illustrating lines from Christina Rossetti and Tennyson. He exhibited at the Royal Academy between 1893 and 1904, living in London before moving to Midhurst, Sussex.