John Singer Sargent's Mrs. Reginald Grenville Eves (Bertha Papillon)

John Singer Sargent's Mrs. Reginald Grenville Eves (nee Bertha Papillon)
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Mrs. Reginald Grenville Eves
(nee Bertha Papillon)
John Singer Sargent -- American painter
1912
Private collection
Charcoal on paper
60.3 by 47.6 cm (23 3/4 by 18 3/4 in.)
signed John S. Sargent, l.c. and dated 1912, l.r.
Jpg:Sothebys

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Provenance

Mrs. Reginald Grenville Eves (Bertha Papillon)
Sale: Sotheby's, New York, September 23, 1981, lot 120, illustrated
Sale: William Doyle Galleries, October 30, 1985, lot 182, illustrated
Richard L. Feigen & Co., New York
Acquired from the above, circa 1985

Bibliography

David McKibbin, Sargent's Boston: with an Essay & a Biographical Summary & a complete Check List of Sargent's portraits, Boston, Massachusetts, 1956, p. 95

Sale

Sold at Sothebys, New York, 19 May 04, Session 1, 10:15 AM, Sale N07997
lot 9, estimated 30,000—50,000 USD
from the collection of Mrs. John Hay Whitney; Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 90,000 USD

See the year in review 1912