Duncan Grant

(Scottish, 1885-1978)

Portrait of a Woman (After Rembrandt), 1956

oil on board

signed with artist's initials D.G. and dated (lower left)

24 1/2 x 20 in. (62.2 x 50.8cm)

This lot is located in Philadelphia.

We wish to thank Mr. Richard Shone who assisted in cataloguing this present lot when it previously appeared at auction.

Provenance:

Collection of Paul Roche.

The Bloomsbury Workshop, London, the United Kingdom.

Acquired directly from the above in 2012.

Private Collection, the United Kingdom.

Bonhams, London, sale of November 23, 2021, lot 107.

Acquired directly from the above sale by the present owner.

Exhibited:

"Exhibition of Contemporary Paintings," The Artist and the Café Royal, London, n.d., n.n.

Framed: 29 x 25 x 3 in.

The work is in overall good condition. There is a horizontal line of craquelure at the top right, approx. 1 in. from the top edge that runs about 8 in. long. There are scattered holes in the board at the top, particularly at the top center and top left, as well as an indentation at center left to the left of the figure's shoulder. There are a few scattered surface scratches that may be seen under raking light. Under UV light, there is a stray mark at center right that fluoresces and some varnish is apparent. The board has a plastic cover verso which was not removed for examination. Additional images available upon request.

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Raphaël Chatroux is the Head of Department for Freeman's Impressionist & Modern Art.

Chatroux joined Freeman’s in 2016 as a Fine Art department intern. Later that year, he was the Samuel M. Freeman II Fellowship recipient and was promoted to cataloguer. Since his arrival, he has developed an expertise for a wide range of American and European art. He worked closely with Chairman Alasdair Nichol on the successful sales of The Collections of Heidi Bigham Stott in 2020 and The Peltz Collection of Pennsylvania Impressionists in 2021. Chatroux is associated with recent world records obtained for artists Cecilia Beaux, Emma Fordyce McRae, and Bo Bartlett. He was also instrumental in the acquisition of a Berthe Morisot oil painting by the Musée Marmottan Monet in Paris. As a native of France, Chatroux has worked in various art centers in Paris including Hôtel Drouot, where he oversaw auctions of fine wine and good spirits and the Palace of Versailles, where he conceived and curated several bilingual audio-guide tours. Chatroux graduated from Paris-Sorbonne University with a degree in art history; he also holds a master’s degree in art law.

Impressionist and Modern Art

Portrait of a Woman (After Rembrandt), 1956

Impressionist and Modern Art

Portrait of a Woman (After Rembrandt), 1956

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