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BERTRAM WALTER PRIESTMAN (1865-1951)
Lot 231

BERTRAM WALTER PRIESTMAN (1865-1951)

Melons

Closed19 January 2023

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BERTRAM WALTER PRIESTMAN (1865-1951)
Melons
signed and dated 'B.W. Priestman. 95' (lower right)
oil on canvas
12 x 17 in. (30.5 x 43.2 cm.)
Painted in 1895.

George Thompson, Catskill, New York.
Estate of the above.
Weimer Gallery, Inc., Darien, Connecticut, 1996.
Acquired by the late owner from the above.

Specialist note

Born in 1868 in Yorkshire, England, Bertram Walter Priestman worked in a range of subjects including landscapes, genre, and still life painting. Although Priestman spent the majority of his life in England, he also travelled and worked throughout the central United States. His work can be found in the Royal Academy of Arts in London, where he was elected a member in 1923.