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JOHN FREDERICK LEWIS, R.A. | Portrait of the Artist
估價
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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描述
- John Frederick Lewis
- Portrait of the Artist
- lettered J.F. LEWIS. RA lower centre
- oil on paper laid onto a Charles Roberson panel
- 11.4 by 9.3cm., 4¾ by 3¾in. (oval)
來源
Sale: Bonhams, Knightsbridge, 20 November 1996, lot 52
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner
出版
J.M.H. Lewis, John Frederick Lewis R.A. 1805-1876, Leigh-on-Sea, F. Lewis Publishers Ltd, 1978, cat. no. 431 as ‘An Arab Manservant’
Condition
The pigment has been applied thickly to the paper and as a result there are numerous lines and cracks visible on the surface (upon very close inspection). At the right hand edge the paper has been lost, this is hidden by the current frame. Overall the image remains strong and easily readable.
"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."
拍品資料及來源
This image was originally an unfinished oil sketch on paper. It seems that it was subsequently cut to an oval, pasted down on a fragment of a Charles Roberson & Co. proprietary prepared wooden panel as backing, and a background roughly painted in with white gouache. It has been framed to simulate a keepsake portrait miniature. The head is very similar to that of the principal figure in In the Bezestein, El Khan Khalil, Cairo (oil, 1860, sold Sotheby’s 20 November 1996, lot 251), and, like that principal figure, it may relate to a now lost photograph of Lewis, similar to two known photographs of him in Ottoman Dress from the 1860s (Private Collection and Royal Watercolour Society, London).
We are grateful to Briony Llewellyn and Charles Newson for their help in cataloguing this lot.
We are grateful to Briony Llewellyn and Charles Newson for their help in cataloguing this lot.