British & Continental Art

October 1015, 2020
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LOT 40

Lot 40

Robert Duddingston Herdman (1863–1922)

Robert Duddingston Herdman (1863–1922)
Lot 40 Details
Robert Duddingston Herdman (1863–1922), Scottish

‘OELGEMÄLDE’ (THE LOVE LETTER), CIRCA 1898-1902

Oil on canvas; given to the artist "Duddingstone (sic) Herdman" and titled to exhibition label to the frame verso
47 x 32.5 in — 119.4 x 82.6 cm

Estimate $3,000-$5,000

Realised: $3,600
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

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Robert Duddingston Herdman (1863–1922)
  • Robert Duddingston Herdman (1863–1922)
  • Robert Duddingston Herdman (1863–1922)
  • Robert Duddingston Herdman (1863–1922)
  • Robert Duddingston Herdman (1863–1922)
  • Robert Duddingston Herdman (1863–1922)
  • Robert Duddingston Herdman (1863–1922)
Provenance:

With R. Jackson & Son, Liverpool 1898 framer’s label verso;
Collection of Mr. John Nanton Clark, by descent from his mother and step-father, Percy Humphrey, who reportedly acquired the painting in trade for a violin;
Estate of John Nanton Clark, ON

Exhibited:

Münchener Jahresausstellung, 1902, exhibition label verso inscribed painted by "Duddingstone Herdman" and titled ‘Oelgemälde’ ('The Love Letter') with the artist’s address: ‘13 Bruntsfield Crescent, Edinburgh’ in pen and ink to label verso; and another label for this exhibition, numbered Cat. "No. 285" to the side of the frame verso;
Inscribed "Society of Scottish Artists, Edinburgh" to a second handwritten exhibition label for the Münchener Jahresausstellung, 1902 exhibition.

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