CURRENT RESEARCH

I am researching the works below and, with the approval of the owner of the work, will be posting my findings.  If you have information, thoughts or suggestions please "contact me."

Research Project One, begun @ 1/1/13
Status of research:  On Hold

The following text appears on the back of the piece:
Judy Brown
2806 Lone Tree Road
Milford, MI 48042
(313) 887-1837
Ltd: Ed 6/30

I have called the above number and it is not in service.

Research Project Two, begun @ 1/5/13
Status of Research:  On Hold

According to the owners, the art gallery label on the back is from:

The Arwin Galleries Inc.
Painting, Sculptures, Graphics, Framing
222 Grand River West
Woodard 5-6510. Detroit, Michigan 48226

From what the owners understand this gallery went out of business late 50's early 60's.

The next note is hand written:

Gustavus A. Bouvier
Painter of Portraits
Shown from 1866-1884 at the
Royal Academy & at Suffolk Street in London

The next note is typed on an index card:

Gustavus A. Bouvier
Peintre de figures; exposa de 1866 a 1884
a la Royal Academy et a Suffolk Street,
a Londres.

E. Benezit Dictionnaire des Peintres
Sculpteurs Dessinateures
et Graveurs
Tome 2 Page 84

Independent Research: Similar Works:

gustavus a bouvier. In The Morning, 1877

LOT 71 PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF KATHERINE W. MELLON GUSTAVUS ARTHUR BOUVIER BRITISH 1826 - 1926 IN THE MORNING signed G-BOUVIER- and dated 1877 (lower right) watercolor heightened with gouache on paper 13 1/2 by 16 3/4 in. 34.2 by 41.9 cm

Gustavus A. Bouvier. Interior Scene With Maiden Holding a Fan.

Lot 40 BOUVIER, Gustavus, (British, 1827-1881): Interior Scene with Seated Maiden Holding a Fan, Watercolor, sight size 11 1/2'' x 8'',signed lower left, gilded frame, 25 1/2'' x 19 1/2''. Est. $600/900**

Gustavus A. Bouvier. Portrait Bust of a Young Female, Entitled: Verso La Veneziana

Gustavus A. Bouvier (fl. 1866-84) - late 19th century watercolour, portrait bust of a young female, entitled verso La Veneziana, signed, 8.5 x 6.5in. Estimate: 120-180

Gustavus A. Bouvier. Profile Portrait with a Lady with Roses in Her Hair

By Gustavus Arthur Bouvier ( fl. 1866-1884) - side profile portrait of a beautywith roses in her hair, signed, watercolour and bodycolour, 8.75" x6"

Gustavus A. Bouvier.  Mistress Patience

Drawing.
Height 11.2 in.; Width 8.5 in. / Height 28.5 cm.; Width 21.5 cm.

Gustavus A Bouvier.  The Recital

Picture
Watercolor SizeHeight 6.3 in.; Width 7.9 in. / Height 16 cm.; Width 20 cm.

Gustavus A. Bouvier. Ayesha

Picture
Lot 546 - Phillips, Suffolk (June 29, 2000) Pictures & Works of Art (Sale I318)

$ 784 USD
€ 589 EUR
£ 480 GBP
Original Currency of Sale: £ 480 GBP Hammer Materials:
watercolor heightened with body color

Measurements:
11.00 in. (27.94 cm.) (height) by 6.00 in. (15.24 cm.) (width)

Description:
s. W/C heightened body color

Markings:
signed

Gustavus A. Bouvier.  On a Sunny Day

Picture

Medium: Watercolor
Size: Height 12.5 in.; Width 9 in. / Height 31.8 cm.; Width 22.9 cm.


Authenticity of Research Project Two:

(Reprinted from Blog post 1/16/13):
I need to buy a jeweler's loop at 10 or 20x to look for small colored dots often indicative of a reproduction.   On the work I've noticed stray hairs, possibly the remnants of the bristles of a cheap or simply overused brush.  The stray hairs make me think the work is an original, as do the pencil imprints on the page outlining the image.  We shall see.

Gustavus A. Bouvier.  Study of two Young Girls in An Interior Choosing Swatches of Fabric.

Picture
watercolor
Size: Height 12.8 in.; Width 9.8 in. / Height 32.4 cm.; Width 24.8 cm.