$18,450
John Lavery (Irish, 1856-1941) Portrait of Mary Barron Tottie Signed "J. Lavery" u.r., identified and dated "1905" on an exhibition label from The Art Museum of the Americas (see below), Washington, D.C. Oil on canvas, 44 x 34 in. (111.7 x 86.3 cm), in a faux-tortoiseshell frame. Condition: Lined, retouch primarily to background in u.r. quadrant, craquelure, surface grime. Provenance: Private collection in England until 1977; The Belgrave Gallery, Ltd., London; Kate Moffatt, London, 1983; Private Collection (location not specified), 1984; St. Luke's Gallery Washington, D.C., to the present private Massachusetts collection in 1995. Literature: Walter Shaw-Sparrow, John Lavery and his Work (Boston: Dana Estes & Co., 1912), listed under "Portraits of 1905" as Mrs. Tottie, of Sherlocks, Ascot , p. 186; Belgrave Gallery, Masters of Modern British Painting 1890-1945 (London: Belgrave Gallery, 1977), #20, illustrated. Exhibitions: Organization of American States, The Art Museum of the Americas, Off the Mall: Inside Washington's Foremost Art Galleries, September 15-October 16, 1993, lent courtesy of St. Luke's Gallery. N.B. Accompanied by a copy of the invoice from St. Luke's Gallery, Washington, D.C., dated December 12, 1995.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2017-05-19
