John Wood

(British, 1801-1870)

Portrait of the Artist's Sister Sarah Wyatt Gray, née Wood (b. 1812), half-length, in a red dress sitting next to a column, 1832

oil on canvas

signed J.Wood and dated (lower left)

30 1/8 x 24 3/4 in. (76.5 x 24.7cm)

Property from the Collection of Raphael Yakoby, New York

Provenance:

The Artist

Thence by descent to the Artist's great-great-great nephew until sold in 2022

Sold: Sotheby's, London, September 13-20, 2023, Lot 97

Acquired at the above sale by the present owner

Exhibited:

London, British Institution, 1833, no. 1833

An old label on the reverse of this painting reveals that this portrait was a gift from the sitter's 'affectionate mother.'

Framed: 38 1/2 x 33 1/2 x 3 inches.
Minor deposits of surface dirt and dust; canvas is lined; passages of the canvas have been pressed due to the lining process; hairline craquelures within the sitter's forehead, to the left of her right eye, as well as along the left side of her cheek; one small area of craquelures to the white paint on the sitter's upper right arm. Under UV light: inpainting throughout the woman's face to address craquelures, as well as in areas of her hair; scattered areas of inpainting through the woman's neck, shoulders, arms, and hands, as well as along the upper right sleeve of her dress; three areas of inpainting to the background around the woman and within the white cloth below the woman's right hand, the largest approximately 4 x 2 inches in area; additional small spots of inpainting in the upper left corner of the background. Additional images available upon request.

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Old Masters & 19th Century European Art

Portrait of the Artist's Sister Sarah Wyatt Gray, née Wood (b. 1812), half-length, in a red dress sitting next to a column, 1832

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