01-25-201901-25-2019
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January 25, 2019 10:00 AMCalender
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Dame Laura Knight (British, 1877-1970) On The Olympic

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$492$400
Auction: American & European Works of Art - 3203BLocation: BostonDate / Time: January 25, 2019 10:00AM

Description:

Dame Laura Knight (British, 1877-1970)

On The Olympic
Signed "Laura Knight" l.r., titled and dated "...1922" l.l., with labels from John Mitchell Fine Paintings, London, and Abbott and Holder Ltd., London, affixed to the frame backing.
Charcoal on paper, sight size 12 x 9 1/2 in. (30.5 x 24.1 cm),framed.
Condition: Tear c.l., scattered creases, not examined out of frame.

Provenance: The collection of Frederic and Jean Sharf, Massachusetts and Florida.

N.B. The Olympic was a White Star steamship that sailed from Southampton to New York. Laura Knight boarded the ship as a first-class passenger on March 22, 1922.
Estimate $800-1,200


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Keywords

Holder Ltd., Laura Knight, Frederic Sharf, Jean Sharf, Southampton, London