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Simon Elwes
(English, 1902-1975)
Portrait of Barbara Wythes Elwes, 1926
Estimate: $4,000-$6,000
Sold
$11,000
Live Auction
Property from the Aline Elwes McDonnell Trust
Size
36 1/4 x 28 1/8 inches.
Description
Simon Elwes
(English, 1902-1975)
Portrait of Barbara Wythes Elwes, 1926
oil on canvas
signed Simon Elwes and dated (upper left)
36 1/4 x 28 1/8 inches.
Condition
The canvas is (apparently) unlined and the painting is in generally good overall condition apart from some generally minor localized retouching and there is a patch verso covering a damaged area that has been restored. The patch is approximately 1 ½ x 2 ¼ inches and the restored area – a linear area of retouch is approx. 1 ½ inches long and located at figure’s left shoulder. Additional images are available upon request.
Signature
signed Simon Elwes and dated (upper left)
Provenance
Provenance:Aline Thorold (1869-1951) m. Ernest James Wythes (1868-1949) at Copped Hall, Essex, until 1917 and The Wood House, Essex, thereafter and by descent toBarbara Dorothy Wythes (1896-1984) m. (Francis) Guy Robert Elwes (1895-1966) at The Wood House, Essex until 1961 and Ham Spray House, Marlborough, thereafter and by descent to Aline Mary Margaret (Elwes) McDonnell (1923-2023) m. Hubert McDonnell Jr. (1919-2004), Greenwich, Connecticut, and thence by descentPictured:An 1807 engraving of Copped Hall, S. Rawle from a drawing by S. Shepherd.Aline Elwes McDonnell and Family, circa 1954.