Lot 24
  • 24

Gilbert Stuart

Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
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Description

  • Gilbert Stuart
  • Portrait of Mrs. Samuel Dick and Her Daughter
  • inscribed Miss Forster sister of sir Thomas Forster Bart who married Sam Dick Esq. and her daughter Charlotte Anna who married Wm. Hoare Hume Esq. MP, for the County of Wicklow, Painted by G. Stuart on the reverse prior to lining (traced through)
  • oil on canvas
  • 36 by 29 3/4 in.
  • (91.4 by 75.5 cm.)
  • Painted circa 1790

Provenance

Kennedy Galleries, New York
Sale: Christie's, New York, December 5, 1986, lot 3 (as Mrs. Samuel Dick and daughter Charlotte Anna)
(probably) Acquired by the present owner at the above sale

Literature

Carrie Barratt and Ellen Miles, Gilbert Stuart, New Haven, Connecticut, 2004, no. 53, pp. 87-88, illustrated p. 88

Condition

Canvas is lined. SURFACE: while surface has been compressed from relining, there is good pigment retention overall and details, colors look quite vivid UNDER ULTRA VIOLET: inpainting all along the edges, particularly the left and upper edges; scattered spots in background; scattered dots in faces and chests of mother and daughter and strengthening to daughter's neck
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.
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