Brunk Auctions
Live Auction

Premier Auctions | Session III

Sat, Dec 5, 2020 09:00AM EST
Lot 727

British School Portrait

Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000

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(19th century)Portrait of a Woman in a Blue Gown, said to be Lady Caroline Reed (frameplate), circa 1845, unsigned, oil on canvas, 38 x 28-3/8 in.; modern gilt wood and composition frame, 44-1/2 x 34-5/8 in. - Note: The lot is accompanied by correspondence with the Yale Center For British Art and Richard Ormond, Director of the National Maritime Museum, London, and The National Portrait Gallery, London concerning research into the attribution to Franz Xaver Winterhalter (German, 1805-1873). The attribution was not supported. - Provenance: Proceeds to Benefit Westminster Canterbury of the Blue Ridge Foundation

Condition

retouch at various repairs, crackle, abrasions at edges, area of flaking at left, restretched; frame with wear
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