Description
signed and dated bottom right ‘C R MACKINTOSH, 1916’, signed and inscribed by the artist verso, WINTER ROSE-/C.R. MACKINTOSH/ 2 HANS STUDIOS/ 43A GLEBE PLACE CHELSEA SW3, watercolour
Dimensions
26.5 x 25.5cm (10 1/2 x 10in)
Footnote
Provenance:
Sotheby's, Perthshire 'Animalier Bronzes, Scottish and Sporting Pictures', 29th August 1995, Lot 983
Note:
An unusual watercolour, transitional between the Walberswick flower studies and the paintings of cut flowers that Mackintosh began to paint from around 1916. It has affinities with 'Faded Roses' (1905, Glasgow Museums) in its combination of blooms and foliage isolated against a neutral background, while the later paintings of flowers, such as White Tulips (lot 61) and Yellow Tulips (lot 25) are always seen in room settings.