19th-Century European Art
19th-Century European Art
Property from the Collection of Seymour Stein
Lovers of the Sun
Estimate
150,000 - 200,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Property from the Collection of Seymour Stein
Henry Scott Tuke, R.A., R.W.S.
English 1858 - 1929
Lovers of the Sun
signed and dated lower left: H. S. Tuke 1923
oil on canvas
canvas: 48 by 36 ¼ in.; 121.9 by 92.1 cm
framed: 62 ½ by 50 in.; 158.8 by 127 cm
The Artist (until at least 1923);
By whom sold to a "Pittsburgh millionaire," February 1923 (according to the artist's register);
With The Fine Art Society, Ltd., London (by December 1979);
Richard W. Weatherhead, New York;
By whose executors sold, Christie's, New York, 25 May 1988, lot 435;
Sale, Christie’s, London, 9 November 1989, lot 29;
Where acquired by the present owner.
The British Empire Exhibition, Wembley, Palace of Arts, exhibition catalogue, London 1924, p. 41, no. 23, illustrated.
British Paintings, Grand Central Art Galleries, exhibition catalogue, New York 1925, pp. 9, 34, no. 70, illustrated.
B. D. Price (ed.), The Registers of Henry Scott Tuke (1858-1929), Falmouth 1983, R1023.
C. Dinn, D. Wainwright, Henry Scott Tuke: 1858-1929, Under Canvas, London 1989, pp. 117, 120, 128, 144, no. 98, illustrated (in a black & white photograph of the artist).
London, Royal Academy, Annual Exhibition, 1923, no. 175
London, Wembley Park, Palace of Arts, The British Empire Exhibition, 1924, no. 23
New York, Grand Central Art Galleries, Retrospective Exhibition. British Paintings, 10 January-28 February 1925, no. 70