Southern Estates and Various Owners including Old Master, Maritime and Contemporary Works
Sun, Oct 11, 2020 02:00PM EDT
Live Auction
Lot 13
5565004: Marian Ellis Rowan (Australian,1848-1922), Mountain Apples, Watercolor and Gouache on Paper E9VDL
Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000
Bid Increments
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| $100 | $25 |
| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $30,000 | $2,500 |
| $100,000 | $5,000 |
| $300,000 | $10,000 |
Description
Marian Ellis Rowan (Australian,1848-1922), Mountain Apples, Watercolor and Gouache on Paper, signed lower right, matted and framed. Frame Size: 36 in. x 27 in.
Artist, naturalist and explorer, was born on 30 July 1848 in Melbourne, first child of Charles Ryan of Kilfera station, Port Phillip District, and his wife Marian, née Cotton. Her grandfather John Cotton had written and illustrated two books on English birds. (Sir) Charles Snodgrass and Cecil Godfrey Ryan were brothers. Ellis attended a girls' school at Brighton, Victoria, but had no formal training in art. In 1869, however, she visited English relatives who advised her to continue painting wildflowers in her own style. It was this which brought her lasting fame (AskArt.com).