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ARTHUR KAUFMANN (GERMAN-AMERICAN 1888-1971)Girl Reading on a Daybed, 1945oil on canvas71 x 112 cm (28 x 44 in.)signed and dated upper rightPROVENANCEGifted by the artist to the present owner in 1945 LOT NOTESArthur Kaufmann was an important figure in the Neue Sachlichkeit [New Objectivity] art movement. He was also a founding member of the Junge Rheinland group in 1919, whose members including other notable artists such as Gert Wollheim and Otto Dix. A Jewish artist, Kauffman was dismissed from his teaching post at the Dusseldorf School of Applied Arts in 1933. Fleeing Germany, Kaufmann relocated to the United States with the help of an affidavit from the composer George Gershwin, the portrait of whom by Kaufmann is at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. In the United States, Kaufmann specialized in portrait painting, many of which happened to be portraits of leading Jewish figures of the time (including Albert Einstein). The present lot being sold, Girl Reading on a Daybed, is actually a portrait, painted from life, of the present owner, and as remained in the family until now. Lot 109 in the sale, sold by the same owner, is a portrait of her mother painted by Kaufmann at the same time.
An Edwardian upholstered double drop arm sofa/daybed on square tapered legs to brass caps and castors, he floral upholstery in the manner of William Morris CONDITION REPORTS Areas of wear and fading to the upholstery, especially to the arms where the front of the arms are diwcoloiured and dirty and slightly faded. The legs have dents nd losses of varnish and scratches. The dimensions are length 148 cm x height 78 cm x depth 80 cm approximately
A Chinese 20th century Zhejaing province cypress wood opium daybed of red laquered form with rattan panel seat and scrolled back rest. Carved with dragon panels being pierced to the the scrolled armrest rear, raised on shaped carved legs with details centres and apron. Measures 82cms x 21cms x 69cms.
A 1950s GREAVES & THOMAS TEAK DAYBED / SETTEE with open sides & shaped arms raised over turned supports, 204cms wide Provenance: Estate of Helen Zienkiewicz Deceased (1926-2016) late wife of Olgierd Cecil Zienkiewicz CBE FREng, FRS (1921 - 2009) acclaimed Polish-British mathematician & civil engineer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olgierd_ZienkiewiczLength – 203cmsHeight – 80cmsWidth – 95cms
‘Shah Jahan in the Time of Youth’ ascribed to GovardhanIndia, Mughal, c.1630-1640opaque watercolour with gold on paper, inscribed at lower left '…dhan' (the second half of [Govar]dhan), inner blue border, outer gold-flecked cream border, inscribed in the lower border 'shabihi shah jahan dar ‘alam juwani ‘amal-i govardhan', 'a picture of Shah Jahan in the time of youth the work of Govardhan'; reverse with a letter dated 1846 relating to the provenance (see below)miniature: 23.8 x 14.2cmvisible area: 29.5 x 19.5cmProvenance:In the possession of an East Anglian collector, probably in or near Bury St. Edmunds, before 1846. A handwritten letter from R E Lofft dated 18th July 1846 describing the painting and giving interpretations of the inscription is pasted to the reverse of the frame.This is an important and rare painting of a Mughal prince seated with his consort in a palace chamber. There is a later inscription in the lower border describing the scene as 'a picture of Shah Jahan in the time of youth…' and naming the artist as Govardhan, one of the leading Mughal royal painters of the first half of the seventeenth century. This attribution is apparently confirmed by a short inscription at the lower left of the painted area which reads '…dhan' - the second half of the name Govardhan. It is not clear why only the final letters of the name survive in this inscription, but it may simply be due to localised loss of pigment and subsequent retouching, of which there is evidence at the lower left corner.The style of the painting is very close to Govardhan’s, in particular the subdued, brownish palette, the precisely drawn facial features of the two figures, the romance and palpable intimacy of the scene, and the candid gaze that the princess directs outwards towards the viewer. There are several works signed by or attributed to Govardhan that provide comparisons, of which the following are the most relevant: a scene of a prince (possibly Parviz) and his consort on a terrace, a scene of Jahangir celebrating Holi in the women’s quarters, and a scene of a gathering of princes in a garden (all three in the Chester Beatty Library, Dublin, see E Wright, Muraqqa’, Imperial Mughal albums from the Chester Beatty Library, Alexandria VA, 2008, nos. 39, 41, 44, pp. 302-303, 310-311, 322-323); two ladies on a daybed (Seitz Collection, see J Seyller, 'Mughal and Deccani Paintings', Zurich, 2010, no. 11, p. 55); a prince and consort (probably Jahangir and Nur Jahan) embracing on a terrace (Los Angeles County Museum of Art, see P Pal, 'Indian Painting', Los Angeles, 1993, no.71, pp. 259-261); a portrait of Jabha (see J Seyller, ‘Govardhan’, in Beach, Fischer and Goswamy, 'Masters of Indian Painting 1100-1650', Artibus Asiae Suppl. 48-1, Zurich, 2011, p. 369, fig. 13). In terms of the general style and subject matter, there are several further works of the 1630s and 1640s that relate to the present painting, including a scene of Jahangir with Sultan Khurram
A VICTORIAN OTTOMN-DAYBED, ATTRIBUTED TO HOWARD OF BERNERS ST, C1900 with adjustable buttoned back, the lid with brass PARKER'S PATENT hinges, 77cm h; 60 x 160cm ++Horsehair upholstery probably original with later yellow buttoned fabric covering that is stained and torn. The back action apparently operative. The unusual Parker securing hinges of 'bullet' form
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