Augustus Edwin John O.M., R.A. (British, 1878-1961)
Meeting in the Park
unsigned, stamped, titled and inscribed in another hand 'A. E. John. fecit 1900' (on the backing)
ink on paper
sheet 13 x 10 3/4 in.
framed 17 3/4 x 18 1/2 in.
Drawn circa 1890s.
Footnotes:
Provenance
The Collection of Gail Feingarten Oppenheimer, Beverly Hills.

We are grateful to Rebecca John for her assistance in cataloguing this lot.

Ink on tan paper. The right edge of the sheet was torn irregularly, presumably by the artist. There is light, time, and mat staining to the sheet. There are hard and soft handling creases with minor tears to the perimeter of the sheet. No further condition issues to report.

In a gilt gesso decorated thin wood frame with silk mat and gilt filet. The silk matting torn and lifting in areas and should be replaced.

The handwriting and collector's stamp on the reverse is that of Albert Rutherston, confirmed through Rebecca John and the Rutherston estate. Albert and his brother William (nee Rothenstein) Rutherston were both close friends at the Slade with Augustus and Gwen John in the 1890s. The figure in the lower right may depict Albert.