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Starkie, Three oil on canvas paintings, including "A Lady in Black"

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July 9, 05:23 PM GMT

Estimate

1,500 - 2,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

Property from the Estate of Arthur Rackham


STARKIE, EDYTH

Three oil on canvas paintings, comprising:


i) A Lady in Black, 600 by 290mm., oil on canvas, signed lower right "EDYTH RACKHAM", framed, canvas is lined, patterns of craquelure on surface, some surface dirt; ii) Nude with Roses, 650 by 555mm., oil on canvas, unsigned, unframed, patterns of craquelure on surface, some surface dirt, some paint separation, some sections of paint loss, pin holes visible at lower edge; iii) Woman with grey and black dress with bow, 1065 by 435mm., oil on canvas, unsigned, patterns of craquelure on surface, some surface dirt, some sections of paint loss


The first piece was exhibited at The Royal Academy, 1909, item 503, Walker Art Gallery Liverpool, 1909, item 1026 and International Society of Sculptors, Painters and Gravers, London, 1913, item 142. The second and third pieces are likely to be unfinished and are unrecorded by James Hamilton (see Irish Arts Review, 1991/92, pp. 155-64).



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