Property from the Collection of the Late Paula and Don Gaston, Sold Without Reserve
Arthur Devis
Portrait of a gentleman in a red waistcoat, his hat and cane in his hand, before a riverbank
No reserve
Lot Closed
May 26, 02:36 PM GMT
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 USD
Lot Details
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Property from the Collection of the Late Paula and Don Gaston, Sold Without Reserve
Arthur Devis
Preston 1712 - 1787 Brighton
Portrait of a gentleman in a red waistcoat, his hat and cane in his hand, before a riverbank
oil on canvas
canvas: 29 by 24¼ in.; 73.7 by 61.6 cm.
framed: 37¼ by 32¼ in.; 94.6 by 81.9 cm.
Mrs. R. Saunders;
By whom sold, London, Sotheby's, 20 March 1974, lot 57;
Alistair McAlpine, Hartley Wintney, Hampshire, by 1980;
Anonymous sale, London, Christie's, 15 July 1988, lot 91;
There acquired.
By whom sold, London, Sotheby's, 20 March 1974, lot 57;
Alistair McAlpine, Hartley Wintney, Hampshire, by 1980;
Anonymous sale, London, Christie's, 15 July 1988, lot 91;
There acquired.
E.G. D'Oench, The Conversation Piece: Arthur Devis & His Contemporaries, New Haven 1980, p. 91, no. 228.