W SMITHSON BROADHEAD Confrontation by Firelight

Sale 2526 - Lot 142

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Estimate: $ 1,200 - $ 1,800

W. SMITHSON BROADHEAD.
Confrontation by Firelight. Illustration for "The Kingmaker" by Rafael Sabatini, published in Cosmopolitan magazine, August 1931. Oil on canvas. 770x1015 mm; 30 1/4x40 inches. Signed "W. Smithson Broadhead" at lower left. Inpainting, dent in canvas, and surface abrasions; see condition report. Framed.

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In the publication, the full caption reads: "Aline continued wrapped in a dignity which made her seem of ice. 'Monseigneur, I am alone here. I beg that you will leave me.' But he remained squarely planted on his stout legs. 'I am not used to being dismissed,' he reminded her."