Lot 11: Charles Caleb Ward (1831-1896), GIRL ON A BOUGH FEEDING DUCKS, 1888, Oil on canvas; signed and dated 1888 lower left, 12" x 18" — 30.5 x 45.7 cm.

CHARLES CALEB WARD (1831-1896), CANADIAN/AMERICANGIRL ON A BOUGH FEEDING DUCKS, 1888Oil on canvas; signed and dated 1888 lower left12" x 18" — 30.5 x 45.7 cm.Provenance:Family Collection, Saint John, N.B. since the late 19th Century;By descent to the present Private Collection, TorontoNote:The artist was born in Saint John, New Brunswick. In Liverpool, England, Charles Caleb Ward spent time figure painting with the English Pre-Raphaelite artist William Henry Hunt. The family of the consignor always called the girl depicted in this scene, “Sara”Estimate: $1,500—2,500