About this lot
Description
Portrait of Cosmo Bevan (1863-1935), full-length, playing with his Pekingese dog
oil on canvas
105 x 85cm
Provenance:
By descent from the sitter to his daughter-in-law Dorothy Martin (1893-1965),
By whom bequeathed to the mother of the present owner.
Footnote:
Cosmo Bevan (1863-1935) was the son of Francis Augustus Bevan (1840-1919) partner of Barclay, Bevan, Tritton and Co. from 1859 until 1896 when the bank then amalgamated, becoming simply, Barclays. Following the bank’s amalgamation, Francis became the first chairman, serving until 1916. Cosmo himself entered Barclay, Bevan, Tritton and Co. as a partner in 1882, became the Lombard Street director at the time of the amalgamation and later replaced his uncle, Wilfred Arthur Bevan (1845-1905) as a director of Barclays in 1905.
Condition report:
Oil on canvas which has not been lined and has an artists’ supplier stamp for Winsor & Newton on the reverse. The canvas tension is slightly slack but the picture is in plane with minor undulations following the horizontal stretcher bar behind. The canvas and paint layers are in a very good condition overall. The varnish layer has yellowed with age and is uneven in gloss but generally acceptable overall. There is a light layer of surface dirt present with a few white accretions.
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