Lot 1188: Gertrude Martineau (ex.1862-1910) "In Tintajeu and

Gertrude Martineau (ex.1862-1910) "In Tintajeu and the Port du Moulin, Sark" Signed and dated "1875", also inscribed "Sark" with the artist's original exhibition label verso, showing her address, pencil and watercolour with scratching out, 36.5cm by 55cm Exhibited at the Royal Manchester Institution Her youngest sister was Edith Martineau A.R.W.S. (1842-1909). Gertrude was an unsuccessful candidate for the New Watercolour Society in 1863 and 1864. She specialised in painting animals, flowers and genre subjects. Exhibitions of the works of the two sisters were held at the Modern Gallery in 1906 and at the New Dudley Gallery in 1910.