Auction: American & European Works of Art - 2470Location: BostonDate / Time: September 11, 2009 12:00PM
Description:
Henry Roderick Newman (American, 1833-1918)
Queen Nefertiti, c. 1896-1899
Signed "HR Newman" l.r., and inscribed "...The figure to the right of the door of
the Temple of Abu Simbel near the 2nd Cataract...Fuller/22 Feby 1945" in pencil on the reverse, with a label from Alexander Reeves Fine Art, Richmond, Virginia, on the paper backing.
Watercolor on linen-backed paper, 18 x 9 3/4 in. (45.7 x 24.8 cm),framed.
Condition: Trimmed sheet, cloth tape hinged, small restored tear u.l.
Estimate $3,000-5,000