Signed lower right: H. Pyle

Walter S. Carpenter, Jr.; Schoonover Studios Ltd., Wilmington, Delaware; Private collection, acquired from the above, 2013; Sotheby's, New York, March 3, 2021, lot 89; Private collection, Selbyville, Delaware, acquired from the above.

Howard Pyle (American, 1853-1911) The Duke of Gloucester Sends for Edward Maudelain, The Satraps, Harper's New Monthly Magazine interior, April 1909 Oil on canvas 30 x 20 inches (76.2 x 50.8 cm) Signed lower right: H. Pyle PROVENANCE: Walter S. Carpenter, Jr.; Schoonover Studios Ltd., Wilmington, Delaware; Private collection, acquired from the above, 2013; Sotheby's, New York, March 3, 2021, lot 89; Private collection, Selbyville, Delaware, acquired from the above. LITERATURE: J.B. Cabell, "The Satraps," Harper's New Monthly Magazine, April 1909, n.p., illustrated; J.B. Cabell, Chivalry, New York, October 1909, n.p., illustrated; P.P. Davis, Howard Pyle His Life--His Work, Vol. II, New Castle, Delaware, 2004, pp. 467, 710, no. MBPI1060, illustrated. HID12401132022 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved

Unlined canvas. Minor frame abrasion, most notable along the right edge with accompanying losses. Faint stretcher bar lines visible. Under UV exam, there is a thin 8 inch diagonal line of inpainting extending down from the center top edge and a couple tiny pinpoint dots of inpaint. Framed Dimensions 34 X 24 Inches