Wilson Henry Irvine (1869-1936)
Wilson Henry Irvine (1869-1936)

Teatime (Lois and Betty-June)

Details
Wilson Henry Irvine (1869-1936)
Teatime (Lois and Betty-June)
signed 'Irvine' (lower right)
oil on canvas
40 x 36¼ in. (101.6 x 92.1 cm.)
Provenance
Lois Irvine Simpson, the artist's daughter.
Christie's, New York, 17 July 2002, lot 22.
Acquired by the present owner from the above.
Exhibited
New York, National Academy of Design, Winter Exhibiton, November - December 1932, no. 131 as Lois and Betty-June, illustrated.

Lot Essay

Wilson Henry Irvine was a member of the Impressionist art colony in Old Lyme, Connecticut which also included Childe Hassam, Willard Leroy Metcalf and John Henry Twachtman. Irvine is best known for his mesmerizing images of Connecticut rolling farmland, quiet wooded glens and gleaming salt marshes.

Teatime depicts Irvine's daughter, Lois Irvine Simpson and his granddaughter, Betty-June Simpson, enjoying tea on a glorious sunny afternoon at Brooksound, the artist's home in Old Lyme.

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