ST JOHN`S WOOD ART CLUB MEMBERS: SIR LAWRENCE ALMA-TADEMA, O.M., R.A. (1836-1912), SIR FRANK DICKSEE, P.R.A. (1853-1928), EDWIN BALE (1838-1923), SIR ALFRED EAST, R.A. (1849-1913), SOLOMON J. SOLOMON, R.A. (1860-1927), GEORGE ADOLPHUS STOREY, R.A. (18
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ID 1513595
Lot 221 | ST JOHN'S WOOD ART CLUB MEMBERS: SIR LAWRENCE ALMA-TADEMA, O.M., R.A. (1836-1912), SIR FRANK DICKSEE, P.R.A. (1853-1928), EDWIN BALE (1838-1923), SIR ALFRED EAST, R.A. (1849-1913), SOLOMON J. SOLOMON, R.A. (1860-1927), GEORGE ADOLPHUS STOREY, R.A. (18
Valeur estimée
7000GBP £ 7 000 – 10 000
A cabinet of drawings and one relief
with inscription 'TO T E SCRUTTON/FROM THE COPYRIGHT/COMMITTEE OF THE/S. JOHN'S WOOD ARTS/CLUB' and signed 'L Alma Tadema', 'Frank Dicksee Hon. Tres.', 'Edwin Bale Hon Sec', 'Alfred East', 'Solomon J Solomon.', 'G.A. Storey.', 'W. Reynolds-Stephens', 'George Simonds', 'John Cother Webb', 'Chas. F. Annesley Voysey', 'H. Annesley Voysey Legal Advisor' and with the monogram of T.E. Scrutton (on the inside lid of the box)
a leather-bound wooden box designed by Charles F. Annesley Voysey, an elaborate silver and turquoise lock designed by George Simonds, and eight glazed white maple drawers, containing five watercolours, one pencil drawing and an enamel plaque by different artists, and also a steel copyright plaque
i) Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, O.M., R.A. (1836-1912)
Portrait of a lady, probably the artist's wife, Laura Theresa, Lady Alma-Tadema (1852-1909)
signed 'L Alma Tadema' (lower right)
pencil on paper
11 1/8 x 8 in. (28.2 x 20.3 cm.)
ii) Sir Francis Bernard Dicksee, P.R.A. (1853-1928)
Portrait of a girl, seated, in a white dress, with a composition sketch (verso)
signed with initials 'F.D.' (lower right)
pencil and watercolour, heightened with touches of bodycolour on paper
11 ½ x 8 ½ in. (29.2 x 21.6 cm.)
iii) Edwin Bale (1838-1923)
A holy shrine by the road side
signed 'EDWIN. BALE.' (lower right)
pencil and watercolour on paper
8 ¾ x 5 ¾ in. (22.2 x 14.6 cm.)
iv) Sir Alfred East, R.A. (1849-1913)
Trees beside a lake
signed 'ALFRED/EAST.' (lower left)
pencil and watercolour, with scratching out on paper
9 3/8 x 6 ½ in. (23.8 x 16.5 cm.)
v) Solomon Joseph Solomon, R.A. (1860-1927)
Composition study for 'Equipped'
signed with initials 'S J S' (lower left)
pencil and watercolour, heightened with touches of bodycolour on paper
10 ½ x 7 7/8 in. (26.7 x 20 cm.)
vi) George Adolphus Storey, R.A. (1834-1919)
A young lady wearing an ivy wreath and holding a blue and white porcelain vase
signed with monogram and dated '1899.' (lower right)
pencil and watercolour, heightened with touches of bodycolour on paper
8 7/8 x 5 ¾ in. (22.6 x 14.6 cm.)
vii) Sir William Ernest Reynolds-Stephens (1862-1943)
A knight as Law defending the citadel of Art
signed and dated 'W. Reynolds-Stephens 99.' (incised lower right)
bronze and enamel
8 x 5 in. (20.3 x 12.7 cm.)
The cabinet 10 ¼ x 14 ½ x 6 ¼ in. (26.1 x 36.8 x 15.9 cm.); the drawings between 8 ¾ x 5 ¾ in. (22.2 x 14.6 cm.) and 11 ½ x 8 ½ in. (29.2 x 21.6 cm.)
Provenance
Sir Thomas Edward Scrutton (1856-1934), London, and by descent to his daughter
Janet Mary Scrutton (1886-1966), London.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 15 June 1971, lot 1.
with The Fine Art Society, London.
Malcolm S. Forbes (1919-1990), New York and New Jersey (†); Christie's, London, 19 February 2003, lot 124, where purchased by the father of the present owner.
Literature
D. Foxton, The Life of Thomas E. Scrutton, Cambridge, 2013, p. 133.
Exhibited
Princeton, The Art Museum, Princeton University, Princeton Alumni Collections: Works on Paper, April-June 1981, unnumbered (pp. 122-28 in the exhibition catalogue).
Brighton, Royal Pavilion, Art Gallery and Museum, Beauty's Awakening: The Centenary Exhibition of the Art Workers Guild, September-November 1984, no. 441.
| Technique appliquée: | Crayon, Peint, Aquarelle |
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| Matériel: | Verre acrylique, Émail, Plastique |
| Lieu d'origine: | Europe du Nord, Europe, Royaume-Uni |
| Catégorie maison de vente aux enchères: | Peintures, Aquarelles, Dessins, Aquarelles et dessins |
| Technique appliquée: | Crayon, Peint, Aquarelle |
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| Matériel: | Verre acrylique, Émail, Plastique |
| Lieu d'origine: | Europe du Nord, Europe, Royaume-Uni |
| Catégorie maison de vente aux enchères: | Peintures, Aquarelles, Dessins, Aquarelles et dessins |
| Adresse de l'enchère |
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