An American Panorama: North, South, East and West | May 9, 2024
Thu, May 9, 2024 10:00AM EDT
Live Auction
Lot 645
Attributed to Gilbert Stuart
Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $25 |
| $100 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
(American/England/Ireland, 1755-1828)
Portrait of a Woman in Feathered Hat, inscribed verso "Emily Stotherd", circa 1780-1790, oil on canvas, 20-1/4 x 16-7/8 in. (50.8 x 40.64 cm.); modern gilt wood frame, 26-1/2 x 23-1/4 x 1-1/2 in.
Provenance: Livingston Family Estate, sold by their executors at Megaw & Hogg Auctions, Adelaide, South Australia, March 1-April 14, 1992, Lot 84; Offered Sotheby's London, November 10, 1993 lot 178, as by Gilbert Stuart of Georgiana, Duchess of Devon; Private Estate Collection
Note: This portrait has been considered by some as an unfinished portrait possibly executed by Gilbert Stuart during the period between 1775 and 1793 when he was in England and Ireland.
John Livingston I (1846-1886) immigrated from Scotland to South Australia where the family played a prominent part in politics.
Condition
lined, retouch, crackle; frame with abrasions
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Livingston Family Estate, sold by their executors at Megaw & Hogg Auctions, Adelaide, South Australia, March 1-April 14, 1992, Lot 84; Offered Sotheby's London, November 10, 1993 lot 178, as by Gilbert Stuart of Georgiana, Duchess of Devon; Private Estate Collection
