Sarah Noble Ives – Hacienda Garden, early/mid-20th century oil on canvas, signed, 32cmx 40cm, within a gilt composition frame. Note: Sarah Noble Ives (1864–1944) was an American writer, illustrator and historian known for her children's books including ‘Dog Heroes of Many Lands’ and ‘Songs of the Shining Way’. In addition to her freelance work illustrating, Ives also painted and exhibited landscapes for her own enjoyment. She said of these oil paintings, ‘To work in oils, that is what I love. The black and white [commercial illustration] is bread and butter work.’