$5,288
Anne Estelle Rice (Irish/American, 1875-1959) The Moorings Artist's stamp on the reverse, inscribed by the artist's son on the reverse, identified on an exhibition label (see below) on the reverse. Oil on board, 13 x 16 1/4 in. (33.0 x 41.3 cm), in a period style silvered frame. Condition: Retouched, surface grime. Provenance: Through the collection of David J.R. Drey, the artist's son. Exhibitions: Anne Estelle Rice , Fosse Gallery, Gloucestershire, England, December 8-20, 1986. N.B. Born in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, Rice moved to Paris in 1905. In the fall of that year she saw the Fauvist works of Henri Matisse at the Salon d'Automne . Her style absorbed the Fauvist palette and forceful brushstroke. At about this time she developed an intimate relationship with Scottish colorist John Duncan Ferguson. The result was a style of expressive color. By the 1920s (the period of the painting presented here) the vivid color gave way to a concentration in expressive gestures and planes of color.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2004-03-05