Berthe Des Clayes 1877 - 1968

Estimate

8,000 - 12,000 CAD

bidding is closed

Description

Berthe Des Clayes
Among the Poppies; Among the Delphiniums
two works, one illustrated, the first titled on the reverse of the frame; the second, indistinctly signed and dated lower right Clayes 1910, also titled on the reverse
oils on panel
32.4 by 26.0 cm.; 34.9 by 26.7 cm.
12 ¾ by 10 ¼ in.; 13 ¾ by 10 ½ in.

Provenance

Van Horne Collection, Montreal (V.H. Inventory nos. 712/713 [sic])

By descent in the family

Private Collection, Ontario

Catalogue Note

According to an appraisal of the V.H. Collection done in 1927, these works hung in "Mrs. R.B. Van Horne's Room. Upstairs, back." Mrs. R.B. Van Horne was the wife of Richard Benedict, Sir William's only son.