23 - Philip Boileau (1864-1917) | Canadian-American

Philip Boileau (1864-1917) | Canadian-American Peggy, 1905 Lithograph on Paper Signed: Signed and dated in the image ‘copyright 1905 by Philip Boileau 1903’ (lower left); titled ‘Peggy’ (upper right). Dimensions: Framed, glazed: 62 × 45 cm | 24.4 × 17.7 in Artwork: 46 × 29 cm | 18.1 × 11.4 in Provenance: Acquired in France. Private Collection, Spain. Condition: Colour lithograph on grey wove paper. The sheet is lightly toned with scattered pale spots and a small area of surface disturbance at the upper right; mounted and framed under glass, not examined out of the frame. Please contact us to request a detailed Condition Report. Conditions of Sale: All lots are sold as is, in the condition described. The condition summary is given as a courtesy; a full condition report is available on request before the sale. Attributions are governed by our Terms and Conditions. All enquiries must be made before bidding; no further information can be provided after the sale. By placing a bid you confirm that you have read and accept our Terms and Conditions in full, as set out in the terms of this sale. Shipping: Aurora & Athena coordinates professional, insured shipping for every purchase through vetted logistics partners: packing, transport, insurance and the export paperwork are arranged on the buyer's behalf and charged at the provider's cost. Buyers are equally welcome to collect in Barcelona or to appoint a carrier of their own. Lots are released once the total purchase price has been received. For shipments outside the EU an export licence may be required and Spanish export duties may apply to certain higher-value works; these are the buyer's responsibility. No export tax applies within the EU. Full shipping and export information is available on request. -- A young woman with a cloud of auburn hair turns her head over a shoulder wrapped in dark feathers and looks at us with pale blue eyes and the ghost of a smile: ‘Peggy’, one of the best-loved of the ‘Boileau girls’ that made Philip Boileau’s name in the first years of the century. The image was drawn in pastel in 1903 and published in 1905 as a colour lithograph on grey paper, the printed signature, copyright line and title reproducing the artist’s hand; the model is traditionally identified as his wife, the actress Emily Gilbert. Boileau (1864–1917), Canadian-born and trained in Europe, settled in New York in 1902 and became one of the most popular illustrators of the Edwardian age, with 34 covers for the Saturday Evening Post and countless postcards and prints. ‘Peggy’ is offered here as an early period print of the published edition, framed under glass.