Augustus Edwin John, O.M. R.A.

Chenil Galleries, London, where acquired by Mrs Cyrus McCormick, 1926
Redfern Gallery, London, where acquired by Denys Miller Sutton, 18th June 1959 and thence by descent to the present owner

London, Chenil Galleries, Exhibition of Works by Augustus E. John, May - July 1926, cat. no.2 (as Woman among the Pines);
London, Arthur Tooth Gallery, Critic's Selection, June - July 1960, cat. no.25, illustrated.

Albert Rutherston, Augustus John, London, 1923, pl.21 (as Study of a Woman in a Pine Wood);
Terence Mullaly, 'A Chance to Find an Audience', Daily Telegraph, 20th June 1960, illustrated.

There is a very slight warp to the lower half of the panel, with a c.4in. very fine vertical crack running down from the top edge, visible upon close inspection. There is a tiny possible nick to the centre of the extreme left hand edge, not totally visible in the present frame. There is very minor surface dirt, and slight varnish discolouration, but this excepting the work appears in good overall condition. Ultraviolet light reveals areas of fluorescence and probably retouchings to the subject's face, and down the thinner right hand tree trunk, most probably in line with the aforementioned vertical crack. Housed in a thick wooden gilt frame, set within a cream linen mount. Please telephone the department on +44 (0) 207 293 6424 if you have any questions regarding the present work.
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