Henrietta Rae - Ellen Terry and Henry Irving in Abelard and Heloise, Lost Faith

July 28, 2022

Deco + Design III

Lot 200

Henrietta Rae

British (1859-1928)

Ellen Terry and Henry Irving in Abelard and Heloise, Lost Faith

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

71 5/8 x 52 inches

Signature

signed lower right

Literature

Royal Academy, 1908, 612

Estimate: $5,000 - $8,000

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Frame Information: frame dimensions: 82 x 62 1/2 x 3 1/4 inches large ornate carved gesso over wood frame, with scattered losses concentrated to corners
Provenance: Property from the Collection of Seymour Stein
Sotheby's, London, 15 July 2008, lot 41 Sotheby's, New York, 11 December 2003, lot 74 Christie's, London, June 23, 1989, lot 143
Condition: overall good condition, medium is well attached to support, with craquelure, minor losses, and rabbet abrasions to edges, minor flake losses to image, minor accretions to center, canvas is lined, would benefit from a cleaning

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Seymour Stein

Legendary Sire Records co-founder, Seymour Stein, kick-started the era of punk and new wave music in the 1970s and ‘80s, by signing to the label such iconic artists as the Ramones, The Smiths, Talking Heads, Depeche Mode, Ice-T, and famously, in 1982, Madonna. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2005.

Beginning in the early 1970s, while traveling as a young businessman throughout Europe, Stein developed an enthusiasm for early 20th-century art. Wherever he went, he sought out antique stores, art fairs, and major auction houses — ultimately forging a vast collection.

The Collecting Eye of Seymour Stein, Sotheby’s 2003 auction showcased Stein’s interest in Art Deco furniture and porcelain, metalwork and glassware, European Symbolist and Pre-Raphaelite paintings. Works from the distinguished collection were also included in Sotheby’s 2018, Victorian, Pre-Raphaelite & British Impressionist Art, auction.

Seymour Stein passed on April 2nd, 2023.