Basil Ede

Item No. 867076 : Basil Ede, English, B. 1931, 'FemaleBaltimore Oriole', Watercolor L1SU2 Basil Ede, English, B. 1931, 'Female Baltimore Oriole', Watercolor,signed lower right 'Basil Ede', matted, framed, not examined out offrame (DIX08) Measurements 15 1/2" H x 12 3/8" W Condition Very good.

u - BASIL EDE (1931) - GAMBEL'S QUAIL-CALLIPEPLA GAMBELII - PROPERTY FROM THE PALM SPRINGS ART MUSEUM FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE ACQUISITIONS FUND
Mis: sheet: 17 1/2 by 15 1/2 in. 44.5 by 39.3 cm.
signed BASIL EDE, dated ©1988, and inscribed Gambel's Quail-Callipepla Gambelii (lower right) gouache on heavy grey paper, unframed very good overall condition, minor mark to middle of left edge, stray mark to upper right, otherwise colors fresh, paper tape hinges on upper edge of reverse

PROVENANCE
Gift from the artist to the present owner

Basil Ede British, b. 1931 Cardinals , 1972 Signed Basil Ede , copyrighted and dated 1972 (lr) Watercolor and gouache with traces of pencil on light blue-graypaper Sight 20 1/2 x 12 3/4 inches Estimate $1,000-1,500 Matburn. Glued to backing along the top edge. Painted on heavygrey paper. Waterspot, lower right.

Basil Ede (British, b. 1931) Lagopus scoticus - Red Grouse in a Highland Landscape signed 'BASIL EDE' (lower left) and inscribed 'Scottish Red Grouse(hen on left).' (beneath the mount) watercolor and gouache on card 15½ x 12 in. (39.3 x 30.5 cm.) Lot Notes As a purser with the Orient Steam Navigation Company, Basil Edemade frequent visits to China and Japan, and the familiarity of theartist traditions of the East informs his art. For fourteen yearsEde travelled throughout America fulfilling a commission from theWarner Collection to portray all the birds of the federation. Hehas exhibited throughout Britain and America, and numbers H.R.H.the Duke of Edinburgh amongst keen collectors of his work.Following a serious stroke in 1989, Ede now paints almost entirelyin oil.

Basil Ede (b. 1931) Snowy Egret with Palmetto, Charleston, South Carolina signed, dated, inscribed and with copyright 'c Basil Ede 1979/Snowy Egret-Egretta thula/Charleston, S.C.' (lower right) watercolor and gouache on paper 25 x 19 in. (63.5 x 48.2 cm.) Provenance with the Kennedy Galleries, New York, 1980.