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Lot Essay
The correct title of this work (believed to be provided by Weeks and given by Frances Rollins Weeks, the artist's wife, to Thomas E. Kirby, manager of the American Art Galleries) as published in the catalogue of the artist's estate sale is "Birdhouse and Market-Ahmedabad, India". The catalogue notes, prepared by Thomas Kirby and Mrs. Weeks' assistance, describe the painting as follows: "The rich men of the town place grains daily in this raised birdhouse, so that all may come and eat without fear." (lot 38)
In the text accompanying the present work (no.48) in the catalogue for The Empire of India Exhibition, Edwin Lord Weeks himself described the painting's subject: "The corner of the Market Place at Ahmedabad, with one of the frequent Birdhouses of carved wood erected by some charitable Hindoo as a refuge for the feathered population."(p.212)
The present painting was executed between 1887-1892, in situ, in Ahmedabad, India. The principal subject of the painting, a carved wooden bird house noticed by Weeks during one of his expeditions to western India, is captured in Weeks' distinctly notational hand, together with its adjacent market structures and figures.
Dr. Ellen K. Morris has confirmed the authenticity of this work and will include it in her forthcoming Weeks catalogue raisonné.
In the text accompanying the present work (no.48) in the catalogue for The Empire of India Exhibition, Edwin Lord Weeks himself described the painting's subject: "The corner of the Market Place at Ahmedabad, with one of the frequent Birdhouses of carved wood erected by some charitable Hindoo as a refuge for the feathered population."(p.212)
The present painting was executed between 1887-1892, in situ, in Ahmedabad, India. The principal subject of the painting, a carved wooden bird house noticed by Weeks during one of his expeditions to western India, is captured in Weeks' distinctly notational hand, together with its adjacent market structures and figures.
Dr. Ellen K. Morris has confirmed the authenticity of this work and will include it in her forthcoming Weeks catalogue raisonné.