Lot 266
  • 266

# - Hale, Kathleen.

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Description

  • Orlando and Grace with Kittens at the Opera
605 by 500mm., oil on canvas, signed "K. Hale" in lower left corner, framed

Condition

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Catalogue Note

This large oil painting shows Orlando's family seated in a box at the opera. Orlando is sitting cross-legged and is wearing a shirt-front and bow-tie. He is smoking a fish-shaped cigar. Grace is suitably attired, complete with a huge fan of feathers. The kittens, Tinkle, Blanche and Pansy are in various states of distress.