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    • ATTRIBUTED TO WILLIAM MOUAT LOUDAN (BRITISH 1868-1925), PORTRAIT OF KATE CHRISTINE KNOWLES
      Jul. 11, 2023

      ATTRIBUTED TO WILLIAM MOUAT LOUDAN (BRITISH 1868-1925), PORTRAIT OF KATE CHRISTINE KNOWLES

      Est: £3,000 - £5,000

      ATTRIBUTED TO WILLIAM MOUAT LOUDAN (BRITISH 1868-1925)PORTRAIT OF KATE CHRISTINE KNOWLES Oil on canvasInscribed as titled (upper centre)40 x 25.5cm (15½ x 10 in.)Painted circa 1899.Provenance:Whitford and Hughes, LondonPrivate Collection, acquired from the above by the present ownerThe present study shows Kate Christine Knowles (11 March 1890-5 May 1965) as a young girl dressed in a white smock dress, tights and ballet pumps holding her wide brim sunhat in her right hand. Bold capital lettering spelling out the sitter's name runs along the top edge of the work in yellow which sits atop a pale green background constructed of fast-moving brushstrokes that swirl around the young girl, possibly depicting a curtain or studio backdrop. Kate Christine Knowles lived her adult life in Staplehurst, Kent and was a respected member of the community having set up the 'Forget me not' league during the war which arranged for useful parcels of toiletries and essentials to be sent to captured allied servicemen. A street named Knowles Walk in Staplehurst was named after her. The present lot is believed to be a study for William Mouat Loudan's Royal Academy exhibit which was presented in 1900 as 'Miss Kitty Knowles (no. 1087).' The work was described in the St. James' Gazette on the 21st May 1900 as a 'portrait of a little girl in white, standing hat in hand against a green damask curtain.' Mouat Loudan is known to have exhibited a painting of Kate Christine Knowles, as a baby at the Annual Exhibition of the New English Art Club in April 1892. In a review published in the Northern Whig on 13 April 1892 the critic commented 'Kate Christine Knowles by Monat [sic] Loudan appears to be enveloped in clouds of cotton wool.' This specific work was referred to in Kate Christine Knowles' last will and testament and gifted 'to such member of my family as my executors shall choose.' The will goes on to describe a full length portrait 'of myself aged nine' by William Mouat Loudan mostly likely referring to the 1900 RA exhibit for which the current lot is likely to be a study. The Will also bequeaths a portrait of Miss Kate Christine Knowles painted by William Nicholson showing her in a green riding habit. It is interesting to compare the work with Loudan's head study of Miss Mary Duthy which was exhibited at Abbott & Holder in November 2019 as it was inscribed with the sitter's name along the upper edge in a very similar fashion. Kate Christine Knowles was the daughter of Charles Julius Kino (Knowles) (c. 1841-1900) and Louisa Knowles (née Essinger) (1850-). Charles Julius Kino Knowles was born in Russia and believed to have moved to London in the early 1870s. By 1874 Charles and Louisa were married in Hampstead and they went on to have five children, according to the 1891 census. By this time Charles had dropped his original surname and was referred to as Charles Julius Knowles. Knowles was a tailor and merchant outfitter but by the 1890s he had turned his attention to property development in London which provided hugely successful. On his death in 1900 he is recorded as leaving £1.2 million to his son Hugh C. Knowles and £400,000 to his son Guy John Fenton Knowles. The family were based in London but just before Charles' death he purchased Likenholt Manor including the village, based in Hampshire, not too far from Newbury. The family were close friends of French born artist Alphonse Legros. His son Guy John Fenton Knowles started a motor vehicle company with Alphonse's son Lucien. Charles and Louisa Knowles went on to form friendships with both James Abbott McNeill Whistler and Auguste Rodin. Their son Guy as a young boy would play in Rodin's studio messing around with the clay. In March 1903, Louisa commissioned a cast of Rodin's 'Brother and Sister' which she gifted to her son Guy. The work was later bequeathed to the Fitzwilliam Museum and is held in their collection. These close friendships ignited Charles' passion for art collecting. It is also believed that they knew Charles Freer, the American industrialist and art collector who donated his collection to the Smithsonian Institution in 1906. The family's close knit circle of artist friends encouraged commissions during their lifetime including a known sketch of Louisa by John Singer Sargent, as referenced in Miss Kate Christine Knowles' last will and testament and portraits of both Louisa and Charles by George Percy Jacomb-Hood according to Margaret, Kate's sister's last will and testament. In the 1950s Guy John Fenton Knowles, donated a small selection of work from his father's collection to the British Museum including a group of original drawings and etchings by Alphonse Legros. Having been inspired by his father and the artistic circles in which he grew up, Guy had developed his own interest in art and added to his father's collection throughout his lifetime. Guy's collection was bequeathed to the Fitzwilliam Museum in 1959 including a large collection of Whistler etchings and drawings, original drawings by Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres (which had been gifted to Charles by Legros), Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, Augustus John, a painting by Walter Sickert titled, The Lion of St. Mark and casts by Edgar Degas and Auguste Rodin.

      Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales
    • Mouat Loudan "Phyllis and Her Doll" Oil on Canvas
      Nov. 22, 2020

      Mouat Loudan "Phyllis and Her Doll" Oil on Canvas

      Est: $3,000 - $5,000

      William Mouat Loudan (British, 1868 - 1925) "Phyllis and her doll," oil on canvas, depicting seated young girl with doll in decorated interior, plaque to frame reads "Phyllis And Her Doll / Monat Laudon 1868 -1925." Image: 56" H x 38" W; frame: 60" H x 42" W x 1.5" D.

      Auctions at Showplace
    • William Mouat Loudan: Family Portrait - O/C
      Nov. 17, 2018

      William Mouat Loudan: Family Portrait - O/C

      Est: $15,000 - $20,000

      William Mouat Loudan (1868 - 1925) "Family Portrait". English school. Signed & dated, 1903, lower right. [Art: 78 x 64 inches; Frame: 94 x 73.5 inches] . In good condition

      Roland Auctions NY
    • William Mouat Loudan (British 1868-1925)/Girl in a Pink Dress/full-length portrait/signed and dated lower left William Mouat Loudan 1912/oil on canvas, 135.75cm x 90cm/see illustration
      Sep. 20, 2017

      William Mouat Loudan (British 1868-1925)/Girl in a Pink Dress/full-length portrait/signed and dated lower left William Mouat Loudan 1912/oil on canvas, 135.75cm x 90cm/see illustration

      Est: £1,500 - £2,000

      William Mouat Loudan (British 1868-1925)/Girl in a Pink Dress/full-length portrait/signed and dated lower left William Mouat Loudan 1912/oil on canvas, 135.75cm x 90cm/see illustration

      Chorley's
    • William Mouat Loudan (British, 1868-1925) Portrait of a lady
      Oct. 25, 2016

      William Mouat Loudan (British, 1868-1925) Portrait of a lady

      Est: £1,000 - £1,500

      William Mouat Loudan (British, 1868-1925) Portrait of a lady signed 'Mouat Loudan.' (lower left) oil on canvas 61 x 45.5cm (24 x 17 15/16in). Footnotes It has been suggested that this is a portrait of the artist's wife.

      Bonhams
    • William Mouat Loudan (1868-1925), RESTING, Oil on canvas; signed lower left, titled to gallery label verso, 63" x 50.5" - 160 x 128.3 cm.
      Dec. 10, 2014

      William Mouat Loudan (1868-1925), RESTING, Oil on canvas; signed lower left, titled to gallery label verso, 63" x 50.5" - 160 x 128.3 cm.

      Est: $5,000 - $7,000

      WILLIAM MOUAT LOUDAN (1868-1925), BRITISH RESTING Oil on canvas; signed lower left, titled to gallery label verso63" x 50.5" - 160 x 128.3 cm.Provenance:The Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto since at least 1930, deaccessioned to benefit art purchases at the AGO Note:With handwritten inscriptions to the stretcher: "April 26-26" / "13" in white chalk with a black stencil number "325EF" to the top stretcher indicate this work was last exposed to the art market nearly 90 years ago

      Waddington's
    • William Mouat Loudan (British, 1868-1925)
      Sep. 10, 2013

      William Mouat Loudan (British, 1868-1925)

      Est: £2,000 - £3,000

      Collecting eggs signed and dated 'W. Mouat Loudan/ IXXI' (lower right) oil on canvas 112 x 86.3cm (44 1/8 x 34in).

      Bonhams
    • William Mouat Loudan (1868-1925) Portrait of
      Dec. 14, 2010

      William Mouat Loudan (1868-1925) Portrait of

      Est: £2,000 - £3,000

      William Mouat Loudan (1868-1925) Portrait of Dolores Barkworth, Full length wearing a white dress, oil on canvas, Unframed, Signed lower left, 182.4 x 106cm (713/4 x 413/4in), Dolores Barkworth (1900-1975) was the daughter of Frank Barkworth, a member of Lloyd's and confidant of King Edward VII whose racehorses he insured. This portrait is believed to have been painted around 1920 when Dolores was 20 years old.

      Dreweatts 1759
    • WILLIAM MOUAT LOUDAN (British 1868 - 1925)
      Jan. 30, 2010

      WILLIAM MOUAT LOUDAN (British 1868 - 1925)

      Est: £600 - £900

      WILLIAM MOUAT LOUDAN (British 1868 - 1925) The Lonely Roses Note: Mouat Loudan studied at the Royal Academy Schools, where he won a gold medal and travelling studentship. He also studied in Paris under William-Adolph Bouguereau. He exhibited in London from 1883 at the Royal Academy, Royal Institute of Oil Painters, Royal Society of Portrait Painters, Grosvenor Gallery, New Gallery, Society of British Artists, New English Art Club, Beaux-Arts Gallery, Baillie Gallery and International Society of Sculptors, Painters and Gravers. He was a medal winner at the Chicago World Fair in 1893 and was selected to exhibit at the Venice Biennale 1895, 1903, 1905 & 1907. He also exhibited at the Royal Society of Artists in Birmingham, Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts, Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool and Manchester City Art Gallery. Had a studio at Primrose Hill Studio's (London) along with JW Waterhouse, Maurice Greiffenhagen, William Logsdail and George Denholm Elliot and taught at Westminster School of Art. Loudan's work is represented in numerous Musem and Gallery collections.

      McTear's
    • WILLIAM MOUAT LOUDAN (British 1868 - 1925) The
      Oct. 24, 2009

      WILLIAM MOUAT LOUDAN (British 1868 - 1925) The

      Est: £1,000 - £1,500

      WILLIAM MOUAT LOUDAN (British 1868 - 1925) The Lonely Roses oil on canvas, signed and dated 1918 46 x 35.5cm (18 x 14 in) Note: Mouat Loudan studied at the Royal Academy Schools, where he won a gold medal and travelling studentship. He also studied in Paris under William-Adolph Bouguereau. He exhibited in London from 1883 at the Royal Academy, Royal Institute of Oil Painters, Royal Society of Portrait Painters, Grosvenor Gallery, New Gallery, Society of British Artists, New English Art Club, Beaux-Arts Gallery, Baillie Gallery and International Society of Sculptors, Painters and Gravers. He was a medal winner at the Chicago World Fair in 1893 and was selected to exhibit at the Venice Biennale 1895, 1903, 1905 & 1907. He also exhibited at the Royal Society of Artists in Birmingham, Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts, Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool and Manchester City Art Gallery. Had a studio at Primrose Hill Studio's (London) along with JW Waterhouse, Maurice Greiffenhagen, William Logsdail and George Denholm Elliot and taught at Westminster School of Art. Loudan's work is represented in numerous Musem and Gallery collections.

      McTear's
    • William Mouat Loudan (1868-1925) Red and cream
      Sep. 02, 2009

      William Mouat Loudan (1868-1925) Red and cream

      Est: £200 - £300

      William Mouat Loudan (1868-1925) Red and cream roses in a vase Signed and dated 1918 Oil on canvas, unframed 46 x 36cm; 18 x 14in Unlined, good condition but could be enhanced by a light clean

      Woolley & Wallis
    • William Mouat Loudan (1868-1925) THE HEAD OF A
      Feb. 29, 2008

      William Mouat Loudan (1868-1925) THE HEAD OF A

      Est: £150 - £200

      William Mouat Loudan (1868-1925) THE HEAD OF A LADY signed and dated 1883, signed again and inscribed on the artist's (fragmentary) label on the frame, 51 x 41cm

      Mellors & Kirk
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