Arthur Melville

Lot 167: Arthur Melville, R.W.S., A.R.S.A., R.S.W. (1855-1904)

Name: Arthur Melville, R.W.S., A.R.S.A., R.S.W. (1855-1904)
Brand: Christie's
SKU: 52c2415058

Est: £50,000 GBP - £80,000 GBPSold:

Christie'sLondon, United KingdomNovember 17, 2011

Item Overview

Description

Arthur Melville, R.W.S., A.R.S.A., R.S.W. (1855-1904)
The Lawn Tennis Party at Marcus
signed and dated 'Arthur Melville./1889.' (lower left) and inscribed 'Marcus' (lower right)
pencil and watercolour heightened with touches of bodycolour
21½ x 28½ in. (54.7 x 72.5 cm.)

Artist or Maker

Arthur Melville

Exhibited

Dundee, Museums and Art Galleries, Arthur Melville, R.W.S., A.R.S.A., R.S.W., November 1977 - June 1978, no. 22.

Literature

A.E. MacKay, Arthur Melville, Scottish Impressionist, (1855-1904), Leigh-on-Sea, 1951, pp. 76, 149, 394, pl. 20.
Exhibition catalogue, Arthur Melville, R.R.S.A., R.S.W., R.W.S. 1855-1904, Dundee, Museums and Art Galleries, 1977, p. 12, no. 22.
I. Gale, Arthur Melville, Edinburgh, 1996, pp. 54, 97.

Provenance

with Aitken Dott, Edinburgh.
Alastair MacEwen, and by descent.

Notes

Property of the Late David MacEwen

Arthur Melville, R.W.S., A.R.S.A., R.S.W. (1855-1904)
The Lawn Tennis Party at Marcus
signed and dated 'Arthur Melville./1889.' (lower left) and inscribed 'Marcus' (lower right)
pencil and watercolour heightened with touches of bodycolour
21½ x 28½ in. (54.7 x 72.5 cm.)

Auction Details

20th Century British & Irish Art

Christie's

November 17, 2011, 12:00 AM GMT

8 King Street, St. James's, London, LDN, SW1Y 6QT, UK

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