Lucien Pissarro

The Leicester Galleries, London, where acquired by Wilfrid A. Evill December 1947 for £15.15.0, by whom bequeathed to Honor Frost in 1963

London, The Leicester Galleries, Exhibition of Works by Lucian Pissarro for Eragny Press, December 1947, cat. no.3 (as Ophelia (Laforgue));
Hampstead, The Home of Wilfrid A. Evill, Contemporary Art Society, Catalogue of the Greater Portion of a Collection of Modern English Paintings, Water Colours, Drawings and Sculpture Belonging to W. A. Evill, March 1955, cat. no.53;
London, The Home of Wilfrid A. Evill, Contemporary Art Society, Pictures, Drawings, Water Colours and Sculpture, April - May 1961, (part III- section 2) cat. no.20;
Brighton, Brighton Art Gallery, The Wilfrid Evill Collection, 1965, cat. no.132.

Upon examination out of the frame, the original sheet seems to have been laid down onto another sheet which has been sealed into the mount along each edge. There are two small tears and losses, one along the upper right edge, the second in the reeds in the lower right corner, and one old vertical tear in the lower left corner. There are two old diagonal creases running through the girl's skirt and sleeve. Generally there are good strong colours throughout. Held under glass in a stained wood frame with a cream mount. Please telephone the department on 020 7293 6424 if you have any questions regarding the present work.
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