Mar 21, 2017 - Sale 2440

Sale 2440 - Lot 114

Price Realized: $ 1,170
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 800 - $ 1,200
LUCIUS WOLCOTT HITCHCOCK.
The Murder of Mr. Melrose. Illustration for a serialized story called "The Mating of Lydia: A Romantic Drama" by Mrs. Humphry Ward, published from 1912 to 1913. Oil on canvas. 610x762 mm; 24x30 inches. Signed in lower left image with pencil inscriptions on verso identifying the publication. Edges rubbed from prior framing, abrasion and subsequent loss at upper left image, canvas relined.