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James Pryde

The Shrine (formerly The Demolition of the Statue and the Arch)

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June 10, 02:51 PM GMT

Estimate

30,000 - 50,000 GBP

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James Pryde

1866 - 1941

The Shrine (formerly The Demolition of the Statue and the Arch)


oil on canvas

unframed: 152 by 138cm.; 59¾ by 54¼in.

framed: 183 by 170.5cm.; 72 by 67in.

Executed circa 1915-1916.

Commissioned from the artist by Annie Pearson (née Cass), later 1st Viscountess Cowdray, and by descent at Dunecht House, Aberdeenshire

London, International Society of Sculptors, Painters & Gravers: Spring Exhibition, May - June 1916, no. 28

London, Royal Society of Arts, 1925, no. 262

Venice, The XIX Biennale, 1934, no. 101, as L’altare

London, The Fleming Collection, Rascals and Ruins: The Romantic Vision of James Pryde, 12 September - 16 December 2006, no. 48, illustrated in exh. cat. p. 76

London, Daniel Katz Gallery, James Ferrier Pryde - A Quixotic Vision, 30 September - 28 November 2019, no. 5, illustrated in the exh. cat.