European & British Art
European & British Art
Philip Alexius de László, P.R.B.A.
Portrait of a Child with a Steiff Lion
Lot Closed
July 14, 02:53 PM GMT
Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Philip Alexius de László, P.R.B.A.
1869-1937
Portrait of a Child with a Steiff Lion
signed, dated and inscribed de László / 1927 PARIZ lower right
oil on canvas
Unframed: 74 by 55cm., 29 by 21¾in.
Framed: 87.5 by 67cm., 34½ by 26¼in.
This portrait will be included in the Philip de László catalogue raisonné, currently presented
in progress online: www.delaszlocatalogueraisonne.com
It has been suggested that the sitter for this delightful portrait was Lady Mary Stewart but this identification is doubted by Lady Stewart’s family. The portrait of Lady Stewart was included in an exhibition in 1923 and reviewed in The Studio magazine and as this portrait is clearly dated four years later, the identity of the sitter must remain a mystery for now. It is easier to identify the stuffed toy held by the child which appears to be a mohair lion made by Steiff in the 1920s.