REF: 5022
Medium – Watercolour on paper
Size - 8½" x 12” (21cm x 30cm)
Verso – Old label from Lady East that reads “Pondside View in the Evening by Sir Alfred East. R.A. Purchased from Lady East”. The label is signed by Lady East.
A letter of authenticity dated 1918 from the William Dennis Gallery, Canada, stating that the painting was purchased from Lady East.
 
PROVENANCE
Recently identified as the pond and white house located in the Village of Upton Grey, Hampshire, England. Both the pond and white house have changed very little to this day. Upton Grey was the home of the journalist and art critic Charles Home, a good friend of Sir Alfred East and where East would often stay. Charles Holme also accompanied East on his trip to Japan in 1889.
 
Cheffins
COA and old label verso
 
Condition – Excellent