Lot 231
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BERTRAM WALTER PRIESTMAN (1865-1951)
BERTRAM WALTER PRIESTMAN (1865-1951)
BERTRAM WALTER PRIESTMAN (1865-1951)
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BERTRAM WALTER PRIESTMAN (1865-1951)

Melons

Details
BERTRAM WALTER PRIESTMAN (1865-1951)
Melons
signed and dated 'B.W. Priestman. 95' (lower right)
oil on canvas
12 x 17 in. (30.5 x 43.2 cm.)
Painted in 1895.
Provenance
George Thompson, Catskill, New York.
Estate of the above.
Weimer Gallery, Inc., Darien, Connecticut, 1996.
Acquired by the late owner from the above.
Special notice
This lot is offered without reserve.

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Lot Essay

Born in 1868 in Yorkshire, England, Bertram Walter Priestman worked in a range of subjects including landscapes, genre, and still life painting. Although Priestman spent the majority of his life in England, he also travelled and worked throughout the central United States. His work can be found in the Royal Academy of Arts in London, where he was elected a member in 1923.

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