14th Jun, 2023 12:00
Fine Paintings and Works on Paper
35
WILLIAM ROTHENSTEIN (BRITISH 1872 - 1945)
THE CHURCH OF SAINT-SEINE-L'ABBAYE AT NIGHT
initialled and dated W.R. 1906 lower right
oil on canvas
75 x 54cm; 29 1/2 x 21 1/4in
99 x 79cm; 39 x 31 1/4in (framed)
Property from the Artist’s Family
Provenance:
(probably) Betty Holliday, the artist's daughter
Victor Hugo-esque in its towering, empty, brooding form, Rothenstein's theatrical moonlit depiction of the west front of the church at Saint-Seine-L'Abbaye, a former Benedictine monastery, is wonderfully evocative of the pre-War era and reminiscent of the style of some of his closest friends and contemporaries, including the richly laden imagery of Walter Sickert, William Nicholson and James Pryde.
Rothenstein first visited France aged 17, and returned regularly thereafter, including studying for four years in Paris at the Académie Julian. His frequent painting holidays there were often in the company of his younger brother Albert (lot 40), when they explored the French countryside, often by bicycle.
THE CHURCH OF SAINT-SEINE-L'ABBAYE AT NIGHT
initialled and dated W.R. 1906 lower right
oil on canvas
75 x 54cm; 29 1/2 x 21 1/4in
99 x 79cm; 39 x 31 1/4in (framed)
Property from the Artist’s Family
Provenance:
(probably) Betty Holliday, the artist's daughter
Victor Hugo-esque in its towering, empty, brooding form, Rothenstein's theatrical moonlit depiction of the west front of the church at Saint-Seine-L'Abbaye, a former Benedictine monastery, is wonderfully evocative of the pre-War era and reminiscent of the style of some of his closest friends and contemporaries, including the richly laden imagery of Walter Sickert, William Nicholson and James Pryde.
Rothenstein first visited France aged 17, and returned regularly thereafter, including studying for four years in Paris at the Académie Julian. His frequent painting holidays there were often in the company of his younger brother Albert (lot 40), when they explored the French countryside, often by bicycle.
Auction: Fine Paintings and Works on Paper, 14th Jun, 2023
