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Kate Elizabeth Bunce
Estimate
80,000 - 120,000 USD
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Description
- Kate Elizabeth Bunce
- The Chance Meeting, "Look In My Face-My Name Is-Might Have Been" (A Superscription) Dante Gabriel Rossetti
- signed with the arist's monogram (lower left)
- oil on canvas
- 26 by 35 in.
- 66 by 88.9 cm
Provenance
Sale: Christie's, London, February 2, 1979, lot 72
The High Sheriff of Birmingham
Sale: Sotheby's, New York, May 21, 1987, lot 157, illustrated
Private Collector, New York
Acquired from the above
The High Sheriff of Birmingham
Sale: Sotheby's, New York, May 21, 1987, lot 157, illustrated
Private Collector, New York
Acquired from the above
Exhibited
London, New Gallery, Summer Exhibition, 1907
Birmingham, Royal Society of Artists, Coronation Exhibition, 1911, no. 433
Birmingham City Museums and Art Gallery, Masterly Art, 1986
Birmingham, Royal Society of Artists, Coronation Exhibition, 1911, no. 433
Birmingham City Museums and Art Gallery, Masterly Art, 1986
Condition
This painting has been lined and the surface is clean and bright. Under UV, old varnish fluoresces green and small, deliberate touch-ups appear in isolated areas across the composition.
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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE 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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.