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Helen Allingham, R.W.S.
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
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Description
- Helen Allingham, R.W.S.
- The Basket Woman
- signed l.r.: H. Allingham
- watercolour
- 37 by 55cm., 14½ by 21½in.
- Painted in 1887.
Provenance
Mrs Backhouse;
M. Newman Ltd., London, where purchased by the previous owner and thence by descent
M. Newman Ltd., London, where purchased by the previous owner and thence by descent
Literature
Helen Allingham and Marcus B. Huish, Happy England, 1903, p.139-140
Condition
The sheet appears to be sound, slightly faded otherwise appears in good overall condition.
Held under glass in a wood frame with a cream mount; unexamined out of frame.
"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
The art critic of The Times, in speaking of the exhibition where this drawing was exhibited, singled it out as 'Taking rank amongst the very best of Mrs Allingham's work, and the very model of what an English watercolour should be, with its woodside cottage, its tangled hedges, its background of sombre fir trees and the figure of the girl with the basket, and of the cottagers to who she is offering her wares, showing as it does intense love for our beautiful south country landscape, with the power of seizing its most picturesque aspects with truth of eye and delicacy of hand.'