Karl Friedrich Ludwig de Rahden

(German, 1789-1858)

Portrait of a Lady in a Pink Dress, Seated by a Window, 1831

graphite, watercolor, and gouache on paper

signed v. Rahden and dated (lower left)

13 7/8 x 11 in. (35.3 x 28 cm.)

Property from the Collection of William L. Bernhard and Catherine Cahill, Southampton, New York

This lot is located in Philadelphia.

Provenance:

Formerly from the Collection of the Demidoff Family

Sold: Christie's, New York, June 21, 2007, Lot 34

Lot Note:

The present work come from the Southampton, New York home of the collectors Catherine Cahill, who is now deceased, and William L. Bernhard, who continues to live in their Park Avenue home in Manhattan. Lifelong New Yorkers, they passed the summers in Southampton and Washington, Connecticut, and the winters in Palm Beach, where Ms. Cahill decorated their retreat on Major Alley Way with the noted interior designer, Keith Irvine of Irvine and Fleming.

Ms. Cahill was an animal rights activist, and a daughter of John T. Cahill, a former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York and a named partner in the international law firm, Cahill Gordon & Reindel. Mr. Bernhard is a philanthropist and a descendant of the Lehman family of investment banking fame. He has served on many Boards of Directors, including the International Council of the Museum of Modern Art, Film at Lincoln Center and the Winston Churchill Foundation.

Portrait of a Lady in a Pink Dress, Seated by a Window, 1831

Portrait of a Lady in a Pink Dress, Seated by a Window, 1831