Lot 79: AMBROSE MCEVOY, A.R.A. | Portrait of Madame Gandrillas and her Children, Marie-Rose, Carmen and Juana

Name: AMBROSE MCEVOY, A.R.A. | Portrait of Madame Gandrillas and her Children, Marie-Rose, Carmen and Juana
Brand: Sotheby's
SKU: 0684463a04
Price: 13000 GBP

Est: £20,000 GBP - £30,000 GBPPassed

Sotheby'sLondon, United KingdomJuly 13, 2017

Item Overview

Description

oil on canvas

Dimensions

204 by 172.2cm., 80½ by 68in.

Artist or Maker

Ambrose McEvoy

Medium

oil on canvas

Condition Report

The canvas is lined and on a new stretcher providing a secure and stable support. There is a horizontal band of craquelure in the upper third of the picture running the width of the canvas, which may have resulted from a previous stretcher bar The varnish in this area is also slightly uneven. Also a few isolated hairline cracks in places to the canvas only visible upon close inspection. All these area appear consolidated and stable. Overall the work appear in very good condition. Under ultraviolet light there are areas of retouching corresponding with the above mentioned horizontal band of craquelure. A few occasional retouchings to the vertical edges. Some scattered flecks of retouching to the faces and bodies of each figure. Some larger areas of retouching visible to the left hand girl's hair; near the right arm of the girl seated next to the mother and also about her legs; and along the lower edge. A few further small scattered spots elsewhere. These all appear to have been well executed. Held in an attractive gilt plaster frame, ready to hang.
"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.
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Exhibited

London, Grosvenor Gallery, Exhibition of International Society of Sculptors, Painters and Gravers, 1918

Literature

"Wiggs", The Works of Ambrose McEvoy, 1923, p.67;
Albert Rutherston (ed.), Contemporary British Artists: Ambrose McEvoy, 1924, illustrated pl.22;
Sebastian Faulks, The Fatal Englishman: Three Short Lives, 2010, p.11

Provenance

By descent in the sitter’s family;
Julian Simon Fine Art Ltd, London where purchased by the present owner in 1993

Payment & Shipping

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Auction Details

Victorian, Pre-Raphaelite & British Impressionist Art

Sotheby's

July 13, 2017, 02:00 PM BST

34-35 New Bond Street, London, LDN, W1A 2AA, UK

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Terms

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Buyer's Premium

£1 - 175,000:25.0%

£175,001 - 2,000,000:20.0%

£2,000,001+:12.5%

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