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October 1520, 2022
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LOT 54

Lot 54

Colvin Smith (1795-1875)

Colvin Smith (1795-1875)
Lot 54 Details
Colvin Smith (1795-1875), Scottish

SIR WALTER SCOTT, CIRCA 1829

Oil on canvas; unsigned. Framed.
30 ins x 24.75 ins; 76.2 cms x 62.9 cms; Framed 37.1 ins x 32.5 ins; 94.2 cms x 82.6 cms

Estimate $1,200-$1,800

Realised: $1,200
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

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Colvin Smith (1795-1875)
  • Colvin Smith (1795-1875)
  • Colvin Smith (1795-1875)
  • Colvin Smith (1795-1875)
Provenance:

Gift of Sir Alec Martin, K.B.E. to the Beaverbrook Art Gallery, Fredericton, NB;
Deaccessioned to benefit art purchases at the Beaverbrook Art Gallery

Note:

The National Galleries of Scotland has a similar portrait of Sir Walter Scott by Colvin Smith executed in 1829. It measures almost the same size: 30" x 25," Accession No. PG 1031.

Sir Alec Martin was chairman of Christie's from 1940 to 1958 and was the friend and estate executor of noted British artist Walter Richard Sickert. (1860-1942).

CONDITION DETAILS

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