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Walter Richard Sickert
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
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Description
- Walter Richard Sickert
- La Favorita (After Kenny Meadows)
- signed
- oil on canvas
- 59 by 44.5cm.; 23¼ by 17½in.
Provenance
Acquired from the artist by Mr Lessore, January 1931
Beaux Arts Gallery, London
Mr Jackson, Cheshire, by 1959
Sale Sotheby's London, 15th November 1978, lot 36 as Belinda Bliss
Sale, Christie's London, 7th March 1986, lot 213 as Belinda Bliss
Sale, Christie's London, 21st September 1989, lot 143, as Portrait of Lady Belinda, where acquired by the present owners
Beaux Arts Gallery, London
Mr Jackson, Cheshire, by 1959
Sale Sotheby's London, 15th November 1978, lot 36 as Belinda Bliss
Sale, Christie's London, 7th March 1986, lot 213 as Belinda Bliss
Sale, Christie's London, 21st September 1989, lot 143, as Portrait of Lady Belinda, where acquired by the present owners
Exhibited
London, Beaux Arts Gallery, Paintings by Richard Sickert, A.R.A., 1932, cat. no.4.
Literature
Wendy Baron, Sickert, Paintings and Drawings, Yale University Press, New Haven and London, 2006, cat. no.628.
Condition
Original canvas with a large overlap on the right hand side where the size of the stretcher has been adjusted. The surface is slightly dirty otherwise in good overall condition.
Under ultraviolet light, there appear to be no signs of retouching.
Held in a plaster gilt frame.
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"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
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."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
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
Executed circa 1930 - 31. Henry Lessore identified the present work as La Favorita as his father, the owner of the Beaux Arts Gallery, purchased the painting directly from Sickert in January 1931 and was told it referred to Donizetti's opera La Favorita which premiered in Paris in 1840. The opera is set in early 14th Century Spain and focuses on the love triangle between the King of Castile Alfonso XI, his mistress La Favorita and her lover, Fernando. In addition, Alice Keppel, the mistress of King Edward VII was also known as La Favorita.