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Clars Los Angeles: Fine Collectors + Asian Art

Wed, Jun 12, 2024 06:00PM EDT
Lot 1376

John Sherrin (British, 1819-1896), The Marauders and Sour Grapes

Estimate: $8,000 - $12,000

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$0 $10
$50 $25
$500 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$25,000 $2,500
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

John Sherrin (British,1819-1896), The Marauders and Sour Grapes, watercolor and gouache, each signed, labels affixed verso.

Sheet: 6"h x 8.5 "w (2), overall (with frame): 12" x 14.5"h (2). 

Condition: Both with staining on the reverse. Otherwise in good condition.

Provenance: Sotheby's London, 9 Sep.1998, lot 256, sold GBP3840.00 (USD 6453.00)
The collection of Ann and Gordon Getty

John Sherrin began exhibiting at the Royal Academy in 1859. He became a member of the Royal Institute in 1879. Sherrin worked mainly in watercolor and specialized in still life. His works are today in the collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum and the British Museum in London, the Manchester City Art Gallery, the Aberdeen Art Gallery, the Ulster Museum, and elsewhere.

Ann Getty, who died in 2020, helped found the interior design firm Ann Getty and Associates and was a board member at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York University, and the New York Public Library. Her husband Gordon is the son of the late oil tycoon J. Paul Getty, founder of Getty Oil. Gordon Getty also founded mutual fund startup ReFlow Management in addition to launching PlumpJack Winery with Gavin Newsom, Governor of California.

Condition

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Domestic & International Packers and Shippers
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Local Transport
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 Lugg
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 Post Pack & Ship
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 First Hand Moving + Piano Moving & Storage
Brandon Terry: (510) 849-7250
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Piano Movers
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High Value Property Shippers
 Gander & White Shipping
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 UOVO
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 Atthowe Fine Art Services
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 World Air and Ocean Services
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