Lot Essay
Forbes's mother, Juliette de Guise, was a Frenchwoman, and this early portrait would appear to depict one of Forbes's French relatives.
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Desirée at the Piano
Details
Stanhope Alexander Forbes, R.A., N.E.A.C. (1857-1947)
Desirée at the Piano
oil on canvas
18¼ x 12½ in. (46.4 x 31.8 cm.)
Desirée at the Piano
oil on canvas
18¼ x 12½ in. (46.4 x 31.8 cm.)
Provenance
Private collection, Brittany.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 21 November 1995, lot 100, where purchased by the present owner.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 21 November 1995, lot 100, where purchased by the present owner.
Special notice
Artist's Resale Right ("Droit de Suite"). Artist's Resale Right Regulations 2006 apply to this lot, the buyer agrees to pay us an amount equal to the resale royalty provided for in those Regulations, and we undertake to the buyer to pay such amount to the artist's collection agent.
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