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Mildred Anne Butler, R.W.S.

Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
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Description

  • Mildred Anne Butler, R.W.S.
  • Where the Grass Grows Green
  • signed l.r.: Mildred. A. Butler; signed, inscribed and titled on an exhibition label attached to the backboard
  • watercolour and gouache
  • 48 by 62.5cm.; 19 by 24½in.

Provenance

Mrs Doreen Archer-Houblon, Kilmurry, Thomastown;
Her Sale, Christie's, London, 13th October 1981, lot 37. 

Exhibited

London, Old Water-Colour Society, Winter 1906, no. 138;
Dublin and Kilkenny, Mildred Anne Butler, 1981, no. 56.

Condition

The sheet is sound. There is slight surface abrasion in the tree line of the upper right and upper left quadrants otherwise in good overall condition with strong colours throughout. Held in a simple gilt frame and cream mount with minor flaking to the corners of the frame and slight surface abrasion to the inner border of the mount.
"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

From a sketchbook recording, the work can be dated to 1904.