Lot Essay
The artist's second wife, Marthe Hoschede Butler, is seated in the center of the painting. James and Lili, Butler's son and daughter by his first wife, Suzanne Hoschede Butler, are seated at left and right. Both Marthe and Suzanne Hoschede were stepdaughters of Claude Monet.
This work will be included in Patrick Bertrand's forthcoming catalogue raisonné of the work of Theodore Earl Butler.
This work will be included in Patrick Bertrand's forthcoming catalogue raisonné of the work of Theodore Earl Butler.