Painting with signature, H 83.5cm W 33cm The myth of de Ritz, when first we heard of him, was that ofan itinerant late-nineteenth century painter (a view echoedin Una Platts’ 1980 Nineteenth Century New Zealand artists:a guide & handbook). Seeing the paintings, one imagineda Romantic wanderer at makeshift easel, smoke risinglazily from a fire whereupon a billy boiled, a river before, atent beyond: a remittance man, perhaps, a shamed scionescaping old Europe for Antipodean bush, fleeing heartacheor financial scandal or the oue of a duel.Eileen Patricia Newell's EstateEileen ran an antique shop Marie Cluthe Antiques & Collectibles at 104 Yorkville Avenue. She honoured her mother by naming the antique shop after her. Eileen was a prominent member of the York Club, Royal Canadian Yacht Club, Granite Club for decades.