Jessica Dismorr

Given by the artist to her sister Margaret Thompson, by whom bequeathed to her daughter
Acquired from the above by the present owner 

London, Stafford Gallery, October 1912, cat. no.37;
London, Royal Academy, Post-Impressionism, Cross-Currents in European Painting, 1979 - 80, cat. no.284, illustrated in the exhibition catalogue p.186.

The panel is very slightly bowed across the centre otherwise it is sound. The surface of the paint is intentionally uneven. There is a small fleck of paint loss and lifting to the impasto on the lamp post. Otherwise the work appears in good overall condition. Under ultraviolet light there are small flecks in places across the surface which fluoresce, these appear to be very old retouchings where small flecks of impasto have come away, these could be in the hand of the artist. There are two larger spots of fluorescence to the table in the lower left quadrant, which again appear to be in the hand of the artist. Held in a gilt and plaster wood frame. Please telephone the department on 0207 293 6424 if you have any questions about the present work.
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