



Lot 30AR
Margaret Mellis(British, 1914-2009)The Tree 63.5 x 41 cm. (25 x 16 1/8 in.)
20 September 2023, 15:00 BST
London, New Bond StreetSold for £1,280 inc. premium
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Margaret Mellis (British, 1914-2009)
The Tree
signed 'MELLIS' (on canvas verso)
oil on canvas
63.5 x 41 cm. (25 x 16 1/8 in.)
Painted circa 1930
signed 'MELLIS' (on canvas verso)
oil on canvas
63.5 x 41 cm. (25 x 16 1/8 in.)
Painted circa 1930
Footnotes
Provenance
The Artist, and thence by family descent
Private Collection, U.K.
The subject of the present lot is thought to be the grounds of the Manse at Arngask, in Perth, Scotland. Margaret Mellis' father was a Presbyterian Minister, and had previously been employed in Gullane, East Lothian, before the family relocated to Arngask. This is also the location for lot 31.