A Lady at her Dressing Table,Stanhope Alexander Forbes
Stanhope Alexander Forbes
(British, 1857-1947)
A Lady at her Dressing Table
oil on canvas
signed S. Forbes (lower right)
26 1/4 x 26 1/2 inches.
This lot is located in Chicago.
Property from the Collection of William L. Bernhard and Catherine Cahill, Southampton, New York Fine Art signed S. Forbes (lower right)
Provenance:
Sold: Christie's, London, March 13, 2001, Lot 174
Note:
This work comes from the Southampton, New York home of the collectors Catherine Cahill, now deceased, and William L. Bernhard, who continues to live in their Manhattan Park Avenue home. Lifelong New Yorkers, they spent summers in Southampton and Washington, Connecticut, and winters in Palm Beach, where Ms. Cahill decorated their retreat on Major Alley Way with the noted interior designer, Keith Irvine of Irvine and Fleming. Ms. Cahill was an animal rights activist, and a daughter of John T. Cahill, a former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York and a named partner in the international law firm, Cahill Gordon & Reindel. Mr. Bernhard is a philanthropist and descendant of the Lehman family of investment banking fame. He has served on many Boards of Directors, including the International Council of the Museum of Modern Art, Film at Lincoln Center, and the Winston Churchill Foundation.
Bid on this lot
Stanhope Alexander Forbes
(British, 1857-1947)
A Lady at her Dressing Table
oil on canvas
signed S. Forbes (lower right)
26 1/4 x 26 1/2 inches.
This lot is located in Chicago.
Property from the Collection of William L. Bernhard and Catherine Cahill, Southampton, New York Fine Art signed S. Forbes (lower right)
Provenance:
Sold: Christie's, London, March 13, 2001, Lot 174
Note:
This work comes from the Southampton, New York home of the collectors Catherine Cahill, now deceased, and William L. Bernhard, who continues to live in their Manhattan Park Avenue home. Lifelong New Yorkers, they spent summers in Southampton and Washington, Connecticut, and winters in Palm Beach, where Ms. Cahill decorated their retreat on Major Alley Way with the noted interior designer, Keith Irvine of Irvine and Fleming. Ms. Cahill was an animal rights activist, and a daughter of John T. Cahill, a former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York and a named partner in the international law firm, Cahill Gordon & Reindel. Mr. Bernhard is a philanthropist and descendant of the Lehman family of investment banking fame. He has served on many Boards of Directors, including the International Council of the Museum of Modern Art, Film at Lincoln Center, and the Winston Churchill Foundation.
