Edwin Lord Weeks

Lot 28 Edwin Lord Weeks American, 1849-1903 Landscape with a Figure on a Mule Oil on canvas 23 1/2 x 36 inches Provenance: Estate of the artist Minnie Weeks Goodwin Family, Berwick, ME Burton W. F. Trafton, Jr. Merwyn E. Bronson, Berwick, ME C Property of a Greenwich Village Collector Estimate $8,000-12,000 Wax relined. Scattered craquelure throughout. Frame rubbing. There is a 23 vertical line of inpaint in the canvas at the center left, another 23 inch vertical line of inpaint in the center, there is a 5 inch vertical line of inpaint in the sky at the upper right corner and some scattered touches in the sky and the trees. Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Doyle New York shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging.

Edwin LORD WEEKS (1849-1903) ÉCOLE AMÉRICAINE MARCHAND DE CHAMEAUX SORTANT DE TANGER Huile sur toile, signée «E. L. Weeks Tanger (18)78» en bas à gauche 33 x 60 cm Bibliographie: F. D. Millet et T. E. Kirby «Catalog of very important Finished Pictures by the late Edwin Lord Weeks», American Art Galleries, New York, 15/03 au 17/03/1905 G. M. Ackerman, «Les Orientalistes de l'Ecole Américaine», acr, 1994, pp. 234 à 257 L. Thornton, «Les Orientalistes peintres voyageurs», acr 2001, p. 295

Lot Description Edwin Lord Weeks (American, 1849-1903) Street vendor, Ahmedabad signed 'E.L. Weeks' and stamped with the artist's Moghal device (lower left) oil on canvas 18¼ x 13¼ in. (46.5 x 33.5 cm.) Painted circa 1894. Provenance Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 27 September 2001, lot 88. Pre-Lot Text VARIOUS PROPERTIES Literature E.L.Weeks, From the Black Sea through Persia and India, New York, 1896, p. 331. View Lot Notes > Ahmedabad and its architecture made a profound impression on the artist. He wrote: 'The deeply recessed lower story forming a veranda, and the wooden pillars with elaborately wrought consols supporting the upper stories or balconies; the whole facade is often covered with a wealth of carving, painted with tints which are rather gaudy when new, but which are exquisitely beautiful when half effaced and weather-worn... The doors of these housed, although massive and heavy, both in appearance and actual weight, are often exceedingly interesting and of great artistic beauty' (Weeks, op. cit., p. 330).

Edwin Lord Weeks (American, 1849-1903) Horsemen waiting at the gateway signed indistinctly, dated and inscribed 'E.L. Weeks 1880/Salle-Paris' (lower left) oil on canvas 35 x 27 1/2in (88.9 x 69.9cm) PROVENANCE: Sale, Christie's, New York, 26 January, 2011, lot 249. Dr. Ellen K. Morris has kindly confirmed the authenticity of this painting, which will be included in the forthcoming Weeks catalogue raisonné.

Lot 73 EDWIN LORD WEEKS (american 1849-1903) "BENARES" Signed with initials, inscribed and dated 'ELW / Benares / 16/3/83' bottom right, oil on canvasboard 20 x 30 in. (50.8 x 76.2cm) provenance: Private Collection, New York, New York. note: This lot will be accompanied by a letter of authenticity from Dr. Ellen K. Morris and will be included in her forthcoming catalogue raisonné. Estimate $20,000-30,000 In generally good overall condition with some restoration, but not a great deal. There is some restoration in the sky - mostly all in the left half of the sky, and only minor fill. There is an area of restoration in the water at lower right. There is some restoration to the center building between the stairs at left and stairs at right. There is some restoration to a part of the upper portion of the stairs at left. Descriptions provided in both printed and on-line catalogue formats do not include condition reports. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Interested bidders are strongly encouraged to request a condition report on any lots upon which they intend to bid, prior to placing a bid. All transactions are governed by Freeman's Conditions of Sale.