Arthur Melville

Lot 179: Arthur Melville, R.W.S., A.R.S.A., R.S.W. (1855-1904)

Name: Arthur Melville, R.W.S., A.R.S.A., R.S.W. (1855-1904)
Brand: Christie's
SKU: 6d42e7856c

Est: £10,000 GBP - £15,000 GBP

Christie'sLondon, United KingdomDecember 13, 2012

Item Overview

Description

Arthur Melville, R.W.S., A.R.S.A., R.S.W. (1855-1904)
An Interior of Seville Cathedral, Vespers
signed and dated 'Arthur Melville. 92.' (lower left)
watercolour
19 5/8 x 30¾ in. (50 x 78 cm.)

Artist or Maker

Arthur Melville

Exhibited

London, Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours, Exhibition of collected works by Arthur Melville R.W.S., January - February 1906, no. 142: this exhibition travelled to Nottingham, 1907.
Glasgow, Royal Glasgow Institute of Fine Arts, 1907, no. 81.
Edinburgh, Scottish National Gallery, 1908, no. 663.

Literature

A.E. Mackay, Arthur Melville Scottish Impressionist, Leigh-on-Sea, 1951, p. 135, no. 161.

Provenance

Mrs Nelson, Edinburgh.
with Aitken Dott, Edinburgh.
with Fine Art Society, London, October 1984, where purchased by the present owner.

Auction Details

Modern British and Irish Art Day Sale

Christie's

December 13, 2012, 10:00 AM GMT

8 King Street, St. James's, London, LDN, SW1Y 6QT, UK

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