Live Auction 19724European Art
Edmund Blair Leighton (British, 1852-1922)
Lot 80 Property of an Important Collector

Edmund Blair Leighton (British, 1852-1922)

The Charity of Saint Elizabeth of Hungary

Closed21 April 2021

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Edmund Blair Leighton (British, 1852-1922)
The Charity of Saint Elizabeth of Hungary
signed with initials 'E. B. L.' (lower left)
oil on panel
10 ½ x 8 in. (26.7 x 20.3 cm.)
Painted circa 1895.

Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, Belgravia, 10 October 1978, lot 170, as St. Elizabeth Distributing Alms.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 4 November 1994, lot 84.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.

Specialist note

We are grateful to Kara Lysandra Ross for confirming the authencitiy of this work, which will be included in her Edmund Blair Leighton catalogue raisonné, currently under preparation.