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Laura Theresa Alma-Tadema
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
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Description
- Laura Theresa Alma-Tadema
- Battledore and Shuttlecock
- signed with the artist's monogram throughout the tile floor
- oil on canvas
- 36 by 24 in.
- 91.4 by 61 cm
Provenance
Edward H. Van Ingen, New York, by 1893
Private Collection, United States
Thence by descent
Private Collection, United States
Thence by descent
Exhibited
New Gallery, Summer Exhibition, London, 1890, no. 148
Chicago, World's Columbian Exposition, 1893, no. 60
Chicago, World's Columbian Exposition, 1893, no. 60
Literature
Henry Blackburn, New Gallery Notes, 1890, p. 56, illustrated
The Art Journal, 1891, p. 161, illustrated
Art & Artists of All Nations, 1894, p. 230, illustrated
The Art Journal, 1891, p. 161, illustrated
Art & Artists of All Nations, 1894, p. 230, illustrated
Condition
Lined; recently cleaned, finely patterned craquelure throughout, horizontal stretcher bar mark faintly visible. Under UV: Isolated spots of inpainting flouresce in background with an additional four larger spots of inpainting including one in central figure's sleeve and face, in the lower left corner, and seated figure's dress.
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In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
Battledore and Shuttlecock is one of Lady Laura Alma-Tadema's most important oils in terms of ambition and quality. In this interior scene of an English home, probably her own, she has skillfully presented an active scene of this popular game. While one figure leans forward to bat the falling shuttlecock, the younger sister, mother and baby watch, gripped by varied emotions.
The former owner of this canvas, E. H. Van Ingen, a wealthy woolen importer, criss-crossed the Atlantic 110 times. Van Ingen admired this painting, probably purchasing it from the New Gallery in 1890. He lent this oil and Lady Laura’s Fireside Fantasies to the World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago of 1893, where he had business interests. Until today, the location of this painting has remained unknown since Ingen’s death in 1905.
The former owner of this canvas, E. H. Van Ingen, a wealthy woolen importer, criss-crossed the Atlantic 110 times. Van Ingen admired this painting, probably purchasing it from the New Gallery in 1890. He lent this oil and Lady Laura’s Fireside Fantasies to the World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago of 1893, where he had business interests. Until today, the location of this painting has remained unknown since Ingen’s death in 1905.