Property from the Collection of Brian P. Burns
RODERIC O'CONOR | PORTRAIT OF A SEATED WOMAN (LE CORSAGE BLEU)
Auction Closed
November 19, 03:20 PM GMT
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF BRIAN P. BURNS
RODERIC O'CONOR
1860-1940
PORTRAIT OF A SEATED WOMAN (LE CORSAGE BLEU)
signed and dated u.l.: O'Conor/ 1927; studio stamp atelier O'CONOR on the reverse
oil on canvas
54.5 by 45.5cm., 21½ by 18in.
Bought direct from the artist's studio sale at Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 7 Ferbuary 1956;
Private collection, France;
Their sale, Serge D. Tesson, Parthenay, 3 December 2000;
Christie's, London, 17 May 2001, lot 151, where purchased by Brian P. Burns
The present work is a little-known depiction of the artist's model and mistress Henriette (Renée) Honta (1894-1955). See extended catalogue note at Sothebys.com