The Farm Cart 1929

ROY DE MAISTRE (1894-1968)

The Farm Cart 1929

oil on canvas
61.0 x 51.0 cm; 72.0 x 60.0 cm (framed)
signed lower left: R. de Mestre
inscribed verso: De Cher [sic]/ SLD/ 1758/ 65

Provenance:
(probably) Lady Enid de Chair, Sydney and London
Thence by descent, Thelma de Chair, London
Thence by descent, private collection, United Kingdom
Bonhams & Goodman, Melbourne, 6 May 2009, lot 26
Private collection, Sydney

Exhibited:
Recent Paintings by Roi de Mestre, Drawings and Pastels by Jean Shepeard, Paintings and Rugs by Francis Bacon, 17 Queensbury Mews West, London, 4-22 November 1930, cat.6

Reference:
Roy de Maistre: A Retrospective Exhibition of Paintings and Drawings, 1917-1960, Whitechapel Art Gallery, London, 1960, illus. pl.II (caption notes: not exhibited, dated 1929, formerly in the collection of Thelma de Chair)

Estimate: $35000 - 45000

Result Hammer: $34000

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