The Property of a Lady
Sir George Clausen, R.A., R.W.S., R.I.
Head of a girl (Emmy Wright)
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July 6, 10:53 AM GMT
Estimate
150,000 - 200,000 GBP
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The Property of a Lady
Sir George Clausen, R.A., R.W.S., R.I.
London 1852–1944 Cold Ash
Head of a girl (Emmy Wright)
signed and dated lower right: G. CLAUSEN./ 1894.; titled, signed and dated on the reverse
oil on panel
unframed: 20.5 x 26 cm.; 8 x 10¼ in.
framed: 38 x 32 cm.; 15 x 12½ in.
Purchased from the artist by Vernon Wethered (1865–1952), for £26–5s. (according to the artist’s account book for 3 September 1894);
Thence by descent to the present owner.
Pittsburgh, Carnegie Institute, 1921 (according to a note by Wethered on the reverse of the panel);
London, Fine Art Society, George Clausen – The Rustic Image, 2012, no. 19.
K. McConkey, George Clausen and the Picture of English Rural Life, Edinburgh 2012, p. 108, reproduced p. 109, fig. 170.
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