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WALTER MACEWEN | Woman of the Empire
Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 USD
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Description
- Walter MacEwen
- Woman of the Empire
- signed McEwen. (lower left)
- oil on canvas
- 74 by 33 1/2 inches
- (188 by 95.1 cm)
- Painted circa 1902.
Provenance
Mrs. Charles J. Singer, Chicago, Illinois
Art Institute of Chicago, Illinois, 1902 (gift from the above)
Acquired by the present owner from the above, 1949
Art Institute of Chicago, Illinois, 1902 (gift from the above)
Acquired by the present owner from the above, 1949
Exhibited
Paris, France, Salon, 1902
Chicago, Illinois, Art Institute of Chicago, Catalogue of the Fifteenth Annual Exhibition of Oil Paintings and Sculpture by American Artists, October-December 1902, no. 378, p. 44
Chicago, Illinois, Art Institute of Chicago, Catalogue of the Fifteenth Annual Exhibition of Oil Paintings and Sculpture by American Artists, October-December 1902, no. 378, p. 44
Condition
The canvas has been lined with a piece of board or Masonite. There is frame abrasion at edges and surface cracking throughout. Under UV: there are a few dots and spots of inpainting below her left hand, a dot at top left edge below chandelier, a few dots in lower left corner. There are a few lines of inpainting to address cracking, mainly in her reflection, a few areas of inpainting in the reflection of her arm. There are a few other scattered dots and spots.
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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.