DuMouchelles
Live Auction

The November 2020 Auctions: Day 2

Fri, Nov 20, 2020 11:00AM EST
Lot 1004

EDWARD CHARLES BARNES (BRITISH, CIRCA 1830-1882) OILS ON WOOD PANELS PAIR H 31" W 14.5" MODESTY AND ELEGANCE

Estimate: $600 - $1,000

Bid Increments

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$0 $5
$30 $10
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$900 $100
$2,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,500
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
$200,000 $25,000
$500,000 $50,000
$1,000,000 $100,000
Each signed "EC Barnes". In these works, the artist is using the same model in juxtaposing attire with symbols of their respective states of being. In the first, she is depicted in modest attire holding violets (symbol of modesty and faith). In the other, she is depicted in an elegant yellow dress holing a bouquet of roses (symbol of love and elegance). Matching gilded carved wood frames 35" X 18".