The painting was listed in a 1929 exhibition catalog as being lent by Mrs. Greville Phillips was the executor of Davies' will and inherited paintings from the Davies estate. According to the letter from the Getty Art History Information Program (see note ), the executors of the Roots estate sold the painting to W. Scott is John Anthony Scott's mother, Caroline Colnaghi, who survived her son and proceeded to bequeath the painting to Roots. The Getty Provenance Index, however, has not found any proof that John Anthony Scott was married. She then left the picture to Charles Roots. According to the notes drafted by Frank Simpson (see note ), the painting was inherited by John Anthony Scott's widow. Additionally, the catalogue raisonné mentions a copy of the painting, now lost, which may have been in the Coombe Abbey collection. The Getty Provenance Index names the second Earl of Craven as the most likely owner and lists the dates of ownership by the Earl of Craven as being "after 1833." However, they do not cite any conclusive evidence for this identification or this date. Originally from the Coombe Collection." The Getty letter also states that Coombe Abbey was the residence of the Earl of Craven. The Getty researchers also cite an illustration of this picture in an advertisement in the Burlington Magazine (July 1922) which reads "From an important Collection now being offered for sale by Private Treaty. Simpson states that the picture was purchased from Coombe Abbey by Colnaghi & Scott. Davies collection (of which this picture was a part). A letter from the Getty Art History Information Program dated February 23, 1988, refers to important notes by Frank Simpson on the W. In his catalogue raisonné, Judson considers it "very likely" that this is the picture sold at this auction and described as "Een Laggende Vrouw met een naakte Pourtraitje in de Hand, waar onder divisje staat." (A laughing woman holding a small picture of a nude in her hand, under which is a motto). Exceptions and other supporting documents are noted. The main source for this provenance is the 1999 catalogue raisonné. Saint Louis Art Museum, purchased from Adolph Loewi, Inc. 85 Īdolph Loewi, Inc., Los Angeles, CA, USA Davies īaliol Collection, purchased at auction of the collection of Prince Demidoff and others, Christie's, London, July 3, 1931, lot no. Greville Phillips, Friar's House, Hereford, England, by inheritance from W. Davies, Hereford, England, purchased from the executors of the Roots estate Scott, London, England, by inheritance Ĭharles Roots, Hereford, England, by inheritance from Mrs. John Anthony Scott (d.1864), London, England Mrs. William Craven (1809-1866), 2nd Earl of Craven, Lord-Lieutenant of Warwickshire, Coombe Abbey, Coventry, England Ĭolnaghi & Scott, London, England, acquired from the Earl of Craven collection
0 kommentar(er)
