Edward Roper

Edward Roper (English, 1857-1891) Niagara Falls oil on board laid down on canvas 6¾ x 10½ in. (17.1 x 26.7 cm.) Pre-Lot Text Property of a Distinguished Private Collector, New York Provenance with Wunderlich & Company Inc., New York. with MME Fine Art LLC, New York. Acquired by the present owner from the above.

Edward Roper Stapleton Sandys (British, born 1845) Mountain landscape; 'Wild bush, New Zealand', a pair one signed 'E Sandys' (lower right) and inscribed 'New Zealand' (verso); the other signed with initials 'ES' (lower left) and inscribed 'Wild Bush/New Zealand' (verso) charcoal 42.5 x 57cm (16 3/4 x 22 7/16in) each. unframed (2)

MEASUREMENTS 66 by 50.8 cm DESCRIPTION Signed lower left Oil on paper PROVENANCE Private collection, United Kingdom CATALOGUE NOTE An indeftigable traveller, the artist, illustrator andprintmaker Edward Roper spent extended periods of his life in bothCanada and Australia, with periodic returns to England and a visitto New Zealand in 1873. Various exhibitions and publications fromthese journeys saw him elected a Fellow of the Royal GeographicalSociety in 1889.This work is a view of Mount Assiniboine, in the Candian Rockies.The peak, known as 'the Candian Matterhorn', was described by thefirst man to climb it, James Outram, in the following terms: 'Itsmassive pyramid forms a conspicuous landmark from almost everyconsiderable eminence for scores of miles around, towering fully1500 feet above its neighbours, and by its isolation no less thanby its splendid outline commanding attention andadmiration'1. Roper's view is probably from the east,with the body of water in the foreground being Marvel Lake.1. James Outram, In the Heart of the Canadian Rockies, TheMacMillan Co., New York, 1905, p. 38

catalogue note colonial fine art exhibition: exhibition of australian and new zealand, american & canadian oil paintings and water colour drawing, burlington gallery, london, under the patronage of sir saul samuel kcmg, between 1882-1886, cat. 93, titled a fine night for possums (phalangers) private collection, united kingdom provenance oil on canvas signed lower right; bears title and inscription 'moonlight nights are chosen for this sport' on label on reverse, over earlier label inscribed 'the mid... illeg.', over earlier inscription '...ddle falls' exhibited

provenance private collection, united kingdom catalogue note this work is a view of mount assiniboine, in the candian rockies. the peak, known as 'the candian matterhorn', was described by the first man to climb it, james outram, in the following terms: 'its massive pyramid forms a conspicuous landmark from almost every considerable eminence for scores of miles around, towering fully 1500 feet above its neighbours, and by its isolation no less than by its splendid outline commanding attention and admiration'1. roper's view is probably from the east, with the body of water in the foreground being marvel lake. 1. james outram, in the heart of the canadian rockies, the macmillan co., new york, 1905, p. 38 signed lower left oil on paper