Descriptif du lot
A wonderfully evocative scene, as might be described in the novels of Henry James or Edith Wharton, of a party picnicing beside the Mediterranean to escape the cold of an English winter.
A picnic at Portofino, 1911
Details
George Spencer Watson, R.A., R.W.S., R.O.I. (1869-1934)
A picnic at Portofino, 1911
inscribed 'A picnic at Portofino, 1911, by George Spencer Watson, R.A.'
oil on canvas
23¾ x 32 in. (60.4 x 81.2 cm.)
A picnic at Portofino, 1911
inscribed 'A picnic at Portofino, 1911, by George Spencer Watson, R.A.'
oil on canvas
23¾ x 32 in. (60.4 x 81.2 cm.)
Provenance
The artist, and by descent to his daughter, Mary Spencer Watson.
Exhibited
London, Hampstead Gallery, 1926.
Dorchester, Dorset County Museum, Southampton Civic Art Gallery, and Victoria Art Gallery, Bath; George Spencer Watson, 1981-2, no. 7.
Dorchester, Dorset County Museum, Southampton Civic Art Gallery, and Victoria Art Gallery, Bath; George Spencer Watson, 1981-2, no. 7.
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 15% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.
Présenté par
Harriet Drummond
Consultez le rapport d’état ou contactez-nous pour obtenir des informations supplémentaires à ce sujet
If you wish to view the condition report of this lot, please sign in to your account.