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John Butler Yeats
Estimate
5,000 - 8,000 GBP
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Description
- John Butler Yeats
- portraits of jeanne robert foster
- each signed and dated l.r.: J.B. Yeats/ 1917
- both pencil on buff paper
- one 49 by 34cm., 19 by 13½in., the other 33.5 by 40cm., 13 by 16in.
Condition
Both sheets are not laid down, cockle slightly and have discoloured; otherwise in sound condition overall.
One held under glass in a simple wood frame, the other held under glass in a newer wooden box frame with a cream mount; both unexamined out of frames.
"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
Jeanne Robert Foster (1879-1970), American poet, journalist, social reformer and celebrated beauty was a devoted friend to John Butler Yeats and cared for him throughout his last years. Through John Butler Yeats, Foster befriended the wealthy lawyer and prominent art collector, John Quinn, and the two travelled throughout Europe together to collect art. On her death in 1970, she was buried in her family plot next to John Butler Yeats, who had once fondly said of Foster, ‘To be with you is to come home after weary alien sojourning.’